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Alcoho Denat Ethylhexyl Salicylate
Salicylate UV filter — milder profile than oxybenzone but absorbs systemically (FDA TEA).
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Is L'Oréal,L'Oreal Consumer products,Garnier Unknown 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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Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
Common UVA filter — degrades in sunlight unless stabilised.
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Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
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Triethanolamine
Can react with nitrosating preservatives to form nitrosamines (carcinogenic).
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Acrylates Copolymer
Synthetic polymer film-former. Microplastic concern (rinse-off products), low-grade monomer-residue concern.
Full ingredients (from label)
AQUA / WATERISOPROPYL PALMITATEALCOHO DENAT ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATEETHYLHEXYL TRIAZONEBUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANEBIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHEN TRIAZINE GLYCERINPROPANEDIOLDICAPRYLYL ETHEROXIDIZED STARCH ACETATECOPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA / CARNAUBA WAX C12-22 ALKYL ACRYLATE/HYDROXYETHYLACRYLATE COPOLYMERTOCOPHEROL HYDROXYACETOPHENONESODIUM BENZOATETRIETHANOLAMINETRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATEXANTHAN GUMDROMETRIZOLE TRISILOXANE ALDE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICECAPRYLYL GLYCOLACRYLATES COPOLYMER ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMERCERAMIDE NPCITRIC POTASSIUM SORBATE (FIL Z70015278/1).
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.