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Alcohol Denat
Strips skin barrier — flares eczema, rosacea and psoriasis.
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Brightening serum
Is Garnier Brightening serum low tox? Our scanner flagged 5 ingredients (5 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
5 caution
5 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Dipropylene Glycol
Common humectant. Documented contact allergen — especially for eczema-prone skin.
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Phenylethyl Resorcinol
Hair-dye coupler with thyroid-disrupting activity in animal studies.
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Salicylic Acid
BHA exfoliant; topical use restricted during pregnancy at high concentrations (oral aspirin equivalence).
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CI 19140/Yellow 5
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study) and MCAS reactions.
Full ingredients (from label)
WATERGLYCERINALCOHOL DENAT.DIPROPYLENE GLYCOLBUTYLENE GLYCOLNIACINAMIDEPEG/PPG/POLYBUTYLENE GLYCOL-8/5/3 SODIUM GLYCERINHYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACIDISONONYL ISONONANOATEASCORBYL GLUCOSIDECITRUS LIMON FRUIT EXTRACT / LEMON FRUIT EXTRACTPOTASSIUM HYDROXIDE2-MERCAPTONICOTINOYL GLYCINEHYALURONATESODIUM THIOSULFATESILICAADENOSINEPHENYLETHYL RESORCINOLAMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATEHYDROGENATED LECITHINCAPRYLYL GLYCOLTETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATETRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATEXANTHAN GUMTOCOPHERYL ACETATESALICYLIC ACIDCHLORPHENESINCI 15510 / ORANGE 4CI 19140/YELLOW 5LINALOOLGERANIOLLIMONENEPARFUM/FRAGRANCE. (F.I.L. Z70046241/1).
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.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.