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- Sulfates – SLS + SLES
- Parabens
- Formaldehydes
- Formaldehyde-releasing agents
- Phthalates
- Mineral Oil
- Palm Oil (RSPO allowed)
- Retinyl Palmitate
- Oxybenzone
- Coal Tar
- Hydroquinone
- Triclosan
- Triclocarban
- Synthetic fragrances are allowed provided they are disclosed and meet all of the above criteria and are at concentrations below 1% of total formula
- Acrylates: specific to the ones below. ethyl acrylate. ethyl methacrylate. methyl methacrylate. butyl methacrylate. hydroxypropyl methacrylate. tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate. trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
- Aluminum Salts
- Animal Oils/Musks/Fats
- Benzophenone + Related Compounds
- Butoxyethanol
- Carbon Black
- Lead/Lead Acetate
- Methyl Cellosolve + Methoxyethanol
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone & Methylisothiazolinone
- Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol)
- Insoluble Plastic Microbeads
- Resorcinol
- Talc: Asbestos free talc is ok. Brands need to conduct testing to ensure no contamination.
- Toluene
- BHA/BHT: BHT threshold is 0.1%
- Ethanolamines DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA
- Nanoparticles - size range 1 nm-100 nm; larger than this range ok
- Petrolatum & Parrafin - *PAH-free white petrolatum USP ok
- Phenoxyethanol- under 1% ok
- Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide
- Styrene: specific to the ones below
- Bromostyrene
- Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer. sodium styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer. styrene oxide. styrene
- 1,4 Dioxane thresholds: i. 10 or < ppm for rinse off products ii. 3ppm or < for leave-on products