red
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
Banned in cosmetics in the EU since 2021 due to high sensitisation rates. May still appear in older or non-EU products.
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Nair Sensitive Wax Strips 40 pack
Is Nair Sensitive Wax Strips 40 pack 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
CI 77891
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) due to nano-particle genotoxicity concerns. Inhalation classified IARC Group 2B.
amber
Isopropyl Myristate
High comedogenicity rating.
amber
BHT
Endocrine concerns at high exposure levels.
Full ingredients (from label)
Wax Strips Ingredients: Triethylene Glycol RosinateGlyceryl RosinatePolyethyleneParfumRicinus Communis Seed OilPentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl HydroxyhydrocinnamateCaprylic/capric TriglycerideHelianthus Annuus Seed OilOryza Sativa Bran OilPrunus Serrulata Flower ExtractDendrobium Phalaenopsis Flower ExtractTocopherolCitronellolCoumarinGeraniolLimoneneLinaloolCi 77891Ci 75470After Care Wipes Ingredients: Paraffinum LiquidumEthylhexyl StearateCetearyl EthylhexanoateIsopropyl MyristatePhenethyl AlcoholBisabololGlycine Soja OilCaprylyl GlycolParfumBenzyl SalicylateFarnesolButylphenyl MethylpropionalHydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene CarboxaldehydeLinaloolCitronellolAlpha-isomethyl IononeEugenolChamomilla Recruitita Flower ExtractBhtTocopherol.
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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