red
Retinol
Avoid topical retinoids during pregnancy — vitamin A teratogenicity.
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CeraVe Retinol Serum Tegen Post-Acne Vlekjes
Is CeraVe Retinol Serum Tegen Post-Acne Vlekjes low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (1 in the avoid tier, 3 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 avoid3 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Documented respiratory and skin sensitiser. Common MCAS and asthma trigger.
Svanes et al. Bergen Respiratory Health Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018
amber
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
amber
Isopropyl Myristate
High comedogenicity rating.
Full ingredients (from label)
INGREDIENTS: AQUA/WATERPROPANEDIOLDIMETHICONECETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATENIACINAMIDEAMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATEDIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATEHYDROGENATED LECITHINPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATECERAMIDE NPCERAMIDE APCERAMIDE EOPCARBOMERCETEARYL ALCOHOLBEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATEDIMETHICONOLLECITHINSODIUM CITRATERETINOLSODIUM HYALURONATESODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATECHOLESTEROLPHENOXYETHANOLALCOHOLISOPROPYL MYRISTATECAPRYLYL GLYCOLCITRIC ACIDTRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATEPENTYLENE GLYCOLPHYTOSPHINGOSINEXANTHAN GUMPOLYSORBATE 20ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN. (CODE F.I.L. D233671/1
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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