red
Quaternary Ammonium Acrylate/Acrylamide
IARC Group 2A. Forms on high-temperature browning of starches; also a polyacrylamide impurity.
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Cuddly Ultra Fabric Softener Care & Protect 900mL
Is Cuddly Ultra Fabric Softener Care & Protect 900mL low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (1 in the avoid tier, 3 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 avoid3 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Quaternized Triethanolamine Diester
Can react with nitrosating preservatives to form nitrosamines (carcinogenic).
amber
Cetrimonium 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
amber
Polyquaternium-7
Cationic conditioning polymer; can carry residual acrylamide monomer impurities.
Full ingredients (from label)
Water (Consistency)Quaternized triethanolamine diester (Softening agent)Fragrance (Pleasant scent)Isopropyl alcohol (Foam and viscosity controller)Cetrimonium Chloride (Antibacterial agent)Polyquaternium-7 (Softening and conditioning agent)Quaternary ammonium acrylate/acrylamide (Viscosity regulator)Polydimethylsiloxane (Colour and stain protection agent)Lactic acid (Preservative)Isothiazolinones (Preservative
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.
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