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Methylparaben
Weakly oestrogenic preservatives. Endocrine concerns particularly relevant for hormonal conditions.
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Maybelline Great Lash Volumizing Waterproof Mascara- Very Black 12.7mL
Is Maybelline Great Lash Volumizing Waterproof Mascara- Very Black 12.7mL low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 caution
2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) due to nano-particle genotoxicity concerns. Inhalation classified IARC Group 2B.
Full ingredients (from label)
G1835 Ingredients: Petroleum DistillatesPentaerythrityl Hydrogenated RosinateCarnauba/Copernicia Cerifera WaxPolyethyleneSynthetic BeeswaxQuaternium-18 HectoriteCeresinBeeswax/Cera AlbaKaolinMagnesium CarbonateAluminum StearateSilicaPropylene CarbonateCetyl DimethiconeMethylparabenButylparabenPropylparabenTocopheryl AcetateWheat Germ Oil/Triticum Vulgare. May Contain: +/- Iron Oxides/Ci 77491Ci 77492Ci 77499Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891Ultramarines/Ci 77007 F.I.L. D1601/3Please be aware that ingredient lists for the products of our brand are updated regularly. Please refer to the ingredient list on your product package for the most up to date list of ingredients to ensure it is suitable to your personal use.
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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