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Phenoxyethanol
Preservative — generally well-tolerated but documented as MCAS and contact-dermatitis trigger in sensitive individuals.
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MCoBeauty Peptide LipTreatment Berry 15g
Is MCoBeauty Peptide LipTreatment Berry 15g 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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Yellow 5 Lake
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study) and MCAS reactions.
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CI 19140:1
Same dye as food Yellow 5; warnings required in EU food but not cosmetic.
Full ingredients (from label)
Bis-DigIyceryI PolyacyIadipate-2Diisostearyl MalatePolyisobuteneHydrogenated PolyisobuteneMicrocrystalline WaxButyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterOctyldodecanolTridecyl Disteardimonium HectoriteSynthetic WaxPhenoxyethanolVanillinEthylhexyl PalmitateCarbonateTocopheryl AcetateFragrance (Parfum)TribeheninPalmitoyl Tripeptide-lPalmitoyl Sorbitan IsostearateWater (Aqua)Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed OilLactic AcidSodium HyaluronateGlycerinHydrogenated Castor Oil12-HexanediolHydroxypropyl CyclodextrinEthylhexylglycerin. MAY CONTAIN (+/-): Red 6 Lake (CI 15850)Red 7 Lake (CI 15850)Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140:1)Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499)Red 27 Lake (CI 45410:2).
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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