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Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Trans-fat source. Banned/restricted by FDA, EU and most jurisdictions due to cardiovascular risk.
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Hair Food Manteca de Cacao
Is Fructis,Garnier Hair Food Manteca de Cacao low tox? Our scanner flagged 5 ingredients (1 in the avoid tier, 4 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 avoid4 caution
5 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Strong surfactant that strips skin lipids. Worsens eczema, rosacea and psoriasis barrier issues.
amber
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Documented respiratory and skin sensitiser. Common MCAS and asthma trigger.
Svanes et al. Bergen Respiratory Health Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018
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Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
amber
Salicylic Acid
BHA exfoliant; topical use restricted during pregnancy at high concentrations (oral aspirin equivalence).
Full ingredients (from label)
AQUASODIUM LAURYL SULFATECOCO-GLUCOSIDECOCO-BETAINESIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OILCOCOS NUCIFERA OILTHEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTERGLYCERYL OLEATETRIETHYL CITRATELECITHINSODIUM CHLORIDESODIUM HYDROXIDEHYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES CITRATEHYDROXYPROPYL GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDECITRIC ACIDTOCOPHEROLASCORBYL PALMITATESODIUM BENZOATESALICYLIC ACIDLINALOOLPARFUM.
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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