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Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Ostensibly 'gentle' but ACDS Allergen of the Year 2004. Contains DMAPA/amidoamine impurities.
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Deep Moisture Body Wash
Is Unilever, Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (4 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
4 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
amber
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Synthetic polymer film-former. Microplastic concern (rinse-off products), low-grade monomer-residue concern.
amber
Tetrasodium EDTA
Chelating agent — generally tolerated but documented MCAS trigger in case reports.
Full ingredients (from label)
Dove The Dove Difference Ordinary soaps can dry your skin. Dove deep moisture body wash cleans like a soap and moisturises for 24hr. Direction to use: 1. Pour 2. Lather We care: 3. Rinse building girls' 100% gentle paraben free/sulphate with 100% plant - cleansers free cleansers based moisturizer Petr-esteem Helping 40 million young people build self-esteem from 2004 to 2020. Download our tools for free at dove.com/selfesteem EVENT WATERCOCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINESODIUM METHYL LAUROYL TAURATESODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATEPERFUMEGLYCERINPHENOXYETHANOLCARBOMERSTYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMERPALMITIC ACIDSTEARIC ACIDLAURIC ACIDSODIUM METHYLTAURATESODIUM HYDROXIDECITRIC ACIDSODIUM CHLORIDECOCO-GLUCOSIDETETRASODIUM EDTA10DOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATEBENZOIC ACIDPPG-9ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONEBENZYL SALICYLATECITRALCITRONELLOLCOUMARINEUGENOLGERANIOLHEXYL CINNAMALLIMONENELINALOOL 8 901030 873218"> 00 BODYWASH. MADE IN INDIA. MKTD. BY HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED (HUL). DOVE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK. HUL 2021. www.dove.inwww.unilever.com FOR MFG. UNIT ADDRESSREAD THE FIRST CHARACTER(S) OF THE CODE AND SEE BELOW. MFG. BY AA) L.B.C.P.UNIT IIHARIDWAR 249 403UTTARAKHAND. M 16/C/UA/2010. Y) ALPLA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (UNIT-III)PLOT NO. 81 - EPIP PHASE IITHANABADDI 173 205DISTRICT SOLANHIMACHAL PRADESH. M HIM/COS/04/41. HUL REGN. NO. BO-13-000-07-AAACH1004N-22. MINIMUM THICKNESS OF THE PACKAGING IS 600 MICRON. Hindustan Unilever Limited refers to syndet surfactants Based on clinical study2019 LOPE LEVERCARE-QUERY/FEEDBACKTOLL FREE: 1800-10-22-221PO BOX 14760MUMBAI 400 099LEVER.CARE@UNILEVER.COM AA 155/- 0.62/ml 12/24 8246 @11/26 "MRP (INCL. OF ALL TAXES)USPMFD.B. NO. & @USE BEFORE: SEE ABOVE. Net Vol. 250 ml 69740338 11
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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