red
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
IARC Group 2A. Forms on high-temperature browning of starches; also a polyacrylamide impurity.
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Redermic R - Correcteur dermatologique Intensif
Is La Roche-Posay Redermic R - Correcteur dermatologique Intensif low tox? Our scanner flagged 7 ingredients (2 in the avoid tier, 5 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 avoid5 caution
7 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
red
Retinol
Avoid topical retinoids during pregnancy — vitamin A teratogenicity.
amber
Propylene Glycol
Common humectant. Documented contact allergen — especially for eczema-prone skin.
amber
Triethanolamine
Can react with nitrosating preservatives to form nitrosamines (carcinogenic).
amber
Capryloyl Salicylic ACID8
BHA exfoliant; topical use restricted during pregnancy at high concentrations (oral aspirin equivalence).
amber
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifier with documented gut microbiota disruption.
amber
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
Full ingredients (from label)
AQUA / WATERISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATEGLYCERINOCTYLDODECANOLPROPYLENE GLYCOLPENTYLENE GLYCOLACRYLAMIDE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE COPOLYMERCETEARYL ALCOHOLGLYCINE SOJA OIL / SOYBEAN OILTRIETHANOLAMINEISOHEXADECANESODIUM HYALURONATERETINOLRETINYL LINOLEATEADENOSINECAPRYLOYL SALICYLIC ACID8CAPRYLYL GLYCOLPOLYSORBATE 80PHENOXYETHANOLPARFUM / 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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