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Triethanolamine
Can react with nitrosating preservatives to form nitrosamines (carcinogenic).
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Vaseline Cocoa Glow
Is Unilever, Vaseline Vaseline Cocoa Glow 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 Methylparaben
Weakly oestrogenic preservatives. Endocrine concerns particularly relevant for hormonal conditions.
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Disodium EDTA
Chelating agent — generally tolerated but documented MCAS trigger in case reports.
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Titanium Dioxide
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) due to nano-particle genotoxicity concerns. Inhalation classified IARC Group 2B.
Full ingredients (from label)
WATERPETROLATUMGLYCERINPALMITIC ACID (AND) STEARIC ACIDISOPROPYL PALMITATEGLYCOL STEARATE (AND) STEARAMIDE AMP DIMETHICONETRIETHANOLAMINEGLYCERYL STEARATETHEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTERBUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTERCETYL ALCOHOLPERFUMEMAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATEPHENOXYETHANOL METHYLPARABENCARBOMERPROPYLPARABENDISODIUM EDTACARAMELTITANIUM DIOXIDE (AND) HYDRATED SILICA (AND) ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (AND) ALGINIC ACIDBENZYL ALCOHOLBENZYL BENZOATECITRONELLOLCOUMARINHEXYL CINNAMALHYDROXYCITRONELLALLIMONENELINALOOL. BODY LOTION. MADE IN INDIA. MKTD. BY LIC. USER HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED (HUL).HUL 2023. ® VASELINE IS THE REGISTERED TRADE MARK OF UNILEVER PLC. MFG. BY HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.UNIT - 8PLOT NO. 1-(1-H)SEC.-1ASIDCULRANIPURHARIDWAR 249 403UTTARAKHAND. M 1/C/UA/2010. HUL REGN. NO. BO-13-000-07-AAACH1004N-22. MINIMUM THICKNESS OF THE PACKAGING IS 500 MICRON. *MRP (INCL. OF ALL TAXES)USPMFD.& B. NO.: SEE ABOVE. EXPIRY 36 MONTHS FROM MANUFACTURED
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.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.