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Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Ostensibly 'gentle' but ACDS Allergen of the Year 2004. Contains DMAPA/amidoamine impurities.
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100% Virgin Coconut Oil Moisture Boosting Shampoo
Is Shea Moisture 100% Virgin Coconut Oil Moisture Boosting Shampoo 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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Algae
Often comedogenic and iodine-rich; flag for thyroid considerations.
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Polyquaternium-7
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
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
Full ingredients (from label)
WATER (EAU)COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINEGLYCERIN (VEGETABLE/VÉGÉTALE)COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) FRUIT JUICEGLYCOL DISTEARATESODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATESODIUM CHLORIDEBUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OILCOCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) FRUIT EXTRACTACACIA SENEGAL GUM EXTRACTSIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OILADANSONIA DIGITATA (BAOBAB) SEED OILVITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OILPASSIFLORA EDULIS (PASSION FRUIT) SEED OILRICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OILOLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OILHELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OILPRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OILARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OILROSA CANINA (DOG ROSE) SEED OILALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICEEQUISETUM ARVENSE (HORSETAIL) EXTRACTGELLIDIELA ACEROSA (ALGAE) EXTRACTTOCOPHEROLGLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OILCOCONUT ACIDPOLYQUATERNIUM-7POLYQUATERNIUM-10CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDEGUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDEMALTODEXTRINSODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATESODIUM ISETHIONATESODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATESODIUM ACETATELAURIC ACIDCAPRYLIC ACIDCAPRIC ACIDSODIUM PHYTATESODIUM BENZOATEPOTASSIUM SORBATEPHENOXYETHANOLFRAGRANCE (PARFUM
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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