red
Glucoside Toluene
Reproductive toxicant. Avoid during pregnancy. Common in nail polish and adhesives.
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Schwarzkopf Brilliance Permanent Hair Colour Frosty Cool Brown each
Is Schwarzkopf Brilliance Permanent Hair Colour Frosty Cool Brown each low tox? Our scanner flagged 13 ingredients (1 in the avoid tier, 12 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 avoid12 caution
13 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Milder than SLS but still drying for sensitive skin.
amber
Bis-Isobutyl PEG
Manufacturing process can leave 1,4-dioxane (probable carcinogen) and ethylene oxide as contaminants. Look for 'vacuum-stripped' products.
amber
Sodium Laureth
Ethoxylated surfactants — 1,4-dioxane contamination concern plus mild stripping action.
amber
Resorcinol
Hair-dye coupler with thyroid-disrupting activity in animal studies.
amber
Sodium Sulfite
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
amber
Sodium Benzoate
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity studies and reported MCAS trigger.
amber
M-Aminophenol
PPD-family hair-dye intermediate.
Full ingredients (from label)
Colour Cream: Aqua (Water, Eau) Cetearyl Alcohol Ammonium Hydroxide Coconut Alcohol Sodium Laureth Sulfate Isostearic Acid Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate Dimethicone Bis-Diisopropanolamino-PG-Propyl Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PEG-14 Copolymer Potassium Hydroxide Lauryl Glucoside Toluene-25-Diamine Sulfate Myristic Acid Ceteareth-20 Parfum (Fragrance) Ceteareth-12 Resorcinol Sodium Chloride Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil Sodium Sulfite Sodium Silicate Citric Acid Etidronic Acid Ammonium Sulfate Butyloctanol Polysorbate-20 Linalool Ascorbic Acid m-Aminophenol 2-Amino-4-Hydroxyethylaminoanisole Sulfate 2-Methylresorcinol Citronellol Sorbic Acid 4-Chlororesorcinol Lactic Acid 2-Amino-3-Hydroxypyridine Sodium Benzoate Benzyl Alcohol Developer: Aqua (Water, Eau) Hydrogen Peroxide Cetearyl Alcohol PEG-40 Castor Oil Etidronic Acid Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate 26-Dicarboxypyridine Disodium Pyrophosphate Potassium Hydroxide Sodium BenzoateCool Diamond Gloss Sealer: Aqua (Water, Eau) Cetearyl Alcohol Behentrimonium Chloride Paraffinum Liquidum Dimethicone Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Fragrance Ceteareth-20 Cetrimonium Chloride Isopropyl Alcohol Phenoxyethanol Potassium Phosphate Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil Panthenol Niacinamide Methylparaben Benzophenone-4 Carbomer Potassium Hydroxide Laureth-23 Laureth-4 Sodium Chloride Salicylic Acid Sodium Hydroxide Acid Violet 43 Cyclomethicone Pantolactone HC Blue No. 12 Sodium Sulfate
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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