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Butane Alcohol Denat
Strips skin barrier — flares eczema, rosacea and psoriasis.
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Schwarzkopf Dark Blonde Root Retoucher Hair Colour Grey Cover 120mL
Is Schwarzkopf Dark Blonde Root Retoucher Hair Colour Grey Cover 120mL low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Isopropyl Myristate
High comedogenicity rating.
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Cetrimoniumchloride
Documented respiratory and skin sensitiser. Common MCAS and asthma trigger.
Svanes et al. Bergen Respiratory Health Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018
Full ingredients (from label)
Butane Alcohol denat. Isobutane Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate Oryza Sativa (Rice)Starch Isopropyl Myristate Silica StearalkoniumHectorite Aqua (Water, Eau) Propylene Carbonate Triethoxycaprylylsilane Parfum (Fragrance) CetrimoniumChloride Benzyl Alcohol CI 77492 (Iron Oxides) CI 77499(Iron Oxides) CI 77491 (Iron Oxides
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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