red
Styrene/Acrylamide Copolymer
IARC Group 2A. Forms on high-temperature browning of starches; also a polyacrylamide impurity.
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Sally Hansen Insta Dri Clearly Quick Nail Polish each
Is Sally Hansen Insta Dri Clearly Quick Nail Polish each 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
Polyethylene Terephthalate
Plasticisers and fragrance fixatives. Documented endocrine disruptors with reproductive and metabolic effects.
amber
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Synthetic polymer film-former. Microplastic concern (rinse-off products), low-grade monomer-residue concern.
amber
CI 77891
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) due to nano-particle genotoxicity concerns. Inhalation classified IARC Group 2B.
amber
CI 19140
Same dye as food Yellow 5; warnings required in EU food but not cosmetic.
amber
CI 42090
Same dye as Blue 1 used in cosmetics — appears in toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo.
amber
Methylparaben
Weakly oestrogenic preservatives. Endocrine concerns particularly relevant for hormonal conditions.
Full ingredients (from label)
BUTYL ACETATEETHYL ACETATENITROCELLULOSEADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMERACETYLTRIBUTYL CITRATEISOPROPYL ALCOHOLSTYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMERCALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATESTEARALKONIUMBENTONITEACRYLATES COPOLYMERSYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITESTYRENE/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMERSILICAAQUA/WATER/EAUMAGNESIUM SILICATEBENZOPHENONE-1CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDEDIACETONE ALCOHOLHEXANALTRIMETHYLPENTANEDIYLDIBENZOATEKAOLINPISTACIA LENTISCUS (MASTIC) GUM OILTOCOPHERYL ACETATETIN OXIDEPHOSPHORIC ACIDDIMETHICONETRIPHENYL PHOSPHATETRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATECETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONEMay Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-:MICATITANIUMDIOXIDE (CI 77891)ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000)MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742)IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)D&C RED NO. 7CALCIUM LAKE (CI 15850)D&C RED NO. 6 BARIUM LAKE (CI 15850)FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)D&C RED NO. 34 CALCIUMLAKE (CI 15880)ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE (CI 19140)FD&C BLUE NO. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE (CI 42090)D&C BLACK NO. 2 nano (CI 77266)D&C RED NO. 36 (CI 12085).ETHYL ACETATEBUTYL ACETATENITROCELLULOSEADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMERACETYLTRIBUTYL CITRATEPOLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATEISOPROPYL ALCOHOLPOLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATESILICAACRYLATESCOPOLYMERETHYLENE/VA COPOLYMERn-BUTYL ALCOHOLISOSORBIDE DICAPRYLATE/CAPRATEPOLYURETHANE-33STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMERETOCRYLENEPOLYURETHANE-11GLYCIDYL NEODECANOATE/PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE/TMP CROSSPOLYMERACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMERSTEARALKONIUM BENTONITEAQUA/WATER/EAUTIN OXIDETOCOPHERYL ACETATETRIPHENYLPHOSPHATECARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OILDIMETHICONEBUTYLENE GLYCOLCETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONEMACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA (KELP) EXTRACTTRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATEHYDROLYZED CONCHIOLIN PROTEINKAOLINMETHYLPARABENMay Contain/Peut Contenir/+/-:MICATITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000)D&C RED NO. 6 BARIUM LAKE (CI 15850)D&CRED NO. 7 CALCIUM LAKE (CI 15850)FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE (CI 19140)FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)TITANIUMDIOXIDE (CI 77891)D&C BLACK NO.2 nano (CI 77266)D&C VIOLET NO. 2 (CI 60725).
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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