amber
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Unknown
Is NIVEA Unknown 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
amber
Trisodium EDTA Geraniol
Chelating agent — generally tolerated but documented MCAS trigger in case reports.
Full ingredients (from label)
schützt langanhaltend lingsgefühlepflegt die Hände intensiv henol: Sie lindert sofort unangene NIVEA 3in1 Repair Hand C 24h schützende Pflege Hautvertraglichkeit dermatologisch bestätigt "Ohne tierische oder Inhaltsstoffe tierischen Ursprung Ingredients: AquaGlycerinCetyl AlcoholMyristyl Alcoh Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate Isopropyl PalmitatePanthen Butyrospermum Parka ButterDimethiconePalmitic Aon Stearic AcidMyristic AcidArachidic Acid. Oleic Acid PantolactoneCitric AcidLinaloolLimoneneCitronello EthylhexylglycerinPhenoxyethanolTrisodium EDTA GeraniolAlpha-Isomethyl IononeBenzyl AlcoholParfum www.NIVEA.de LDPE 200800 49 40 1911 (gratis) *Bei Anrufen aus dem Ausland können Roaming-Gebühren anfallen. O Art.-No. 84689 "4239 0039" 100mle Beiersdorf Hamburg - Wien Beiersdorf AGD-20245 Hamburg =reg. tm. of Beiersdorf AG Gem 84689.100 FAW
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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