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Cetrimonium
Documented respiratory and skin sensitiser. Common MCAS and asthma trigger.
Svanes et al. Bergen Respiratory Health Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018
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Schwarzkopf Extra Care Hair Treatment Normal Balance Conditioner 250mL
Is Schwarzkopf Extra Care Hair Treatment Normal Balance Conditioner 250mL 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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Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
amber
Cyclomethicone
Mixture of cyclic siloxanes — typically D4/D5.
Full ingredients (from label)
Aqua Cyclomethicone Phenyl Trimethicone Dimethiconol Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone Lactic Acid Polyquaternium-16 Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Tocopheryl Acetate Cetrimonium Chloride Fragrance Sodium Benzoate Sodium PCA Panthenol Hydrolyzed Keratin
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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