red
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
IARC Group 2A. Forms on high-temperature browning of starches; also a polyacrylamide impurity.
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Effaclar Mat Daily Moisturizer for Oily Skin
Is La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat Daily Moisturizer for Oily Skin low tox? Our scanner flagged 9 ingredients (2 in the avoid tier, 7 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 avoid7 caution
9 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
red
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Banned in many US states for nail use. Severe sensitiser and respiratory hazard.
amber
Alcohol Denat
Strips skin barrier — flares eczema, rosacea and psoriasis.
amber
PEG-100 Stearate
Manufacturing process can leave 1,4-dioxane (probable carcinogen) and ethylene oxide as contaminants. Look for 'vacuum-stripped' products.
amber
Triethanolamine
Can react with nitrosating preservatives to form nitrosamines (carcinogenic).
amber
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
BHA exfoliant; topical use restricted during pregnancy at high concentrations (oral aspirin equivalence).
amber
Tetrasodium EDTA
Chelating agent — generally tolerated but documented MCAS trigger in case reports.
amber
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifier with documented gut microbiota disruption.
Full ingredients (from label)
Aqua/waterglycerindimethiconeisocetyl stearatealcohol denat.silica [nano]/silicadimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymeracrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymermethyl methacrylate crosspolymerbutylene glycolPEG-100 stearatecocamide MEAsarcosineglyceryl stearatetriethanolamineisohexadecaneperlitecapryloyl salicylic acidtetrasodium EDTApentylene glycolpolysorbate 80acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymersalicylic acidparfum/fragrance
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
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