Resources To Harmful Ingredients
❌ 1,4-dioxane
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/PotentialContaminants/ucm101566.htm
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/14-dioxane/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=953&tid=199
❌ Aluminum Hydroxide (Additional Names: CI 77002)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2782734/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070812084458.htm
❌ Benzalkonium Chloride (Additional Names: Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium Chloride)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890623814001920
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18503686
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr142.pdf
❌ Benzophenones (Additional Names: Benzophenone-1, Benzophenone-2, Benzophenone-3 aka Oxybenzone, Benzophenone-4, Benzophenone-5, Benzophenone-6 Benzophenone-8, Benzophenone-9, Benzophenone-11, Benzophenone-12)
https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65/p65122917_0.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997468/
https://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/benzophenone/
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/allergy-to-benzophenone/
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3467
❌ BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) & BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/butylatedhydroxyanisole.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462476/
https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65/p65122917_0.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3203/50af38be626d835d9572788fbc2dcb646e63.pdf
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr150.pdf
❌ Bismuth Oxychloride
https://www.livestrong.com/article/248442-makeup-for-sensitive-acne-prone-skin/
https://rosacea-support.org/community/viewtopic.php?t=127
http://greenbeautyteam.com/answers-advice/makeup/ingredients-mineral-makeup-terrible-arent/
❌ Bisphenol A (BPA)
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm#regulations https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/endocrine/bpa_initiatives/index.cfm
https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65/p65122917_0.pdf
❌ Borax (Additional Names: Boric Acid, Sodium Borate, Sodium Tetraborate or Disodium Tetraborate)
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0062-0004
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27466210
https://www.ewg.org/enviroblog/2011/02/borax-not-green-alternative-its-cracked-be#.WsqkjGaZPOQ
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr215.pdf
❌ Butoxyethanol (Additional Name: 2-Butoxyethanol)
https://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_sccp/docs/sccp_o_095.pdf
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=346&tid=61
❌ Carbon Black (Additional Names: CI 77266, Black 2, D&C Black No. 2, acetylene black, channel black furnace black, lamp black, thermal black)
https://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol93/mono93.pdf
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/carbon-black/ https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=74.2052 https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_144.pdf
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=13&po=11
❌ Coal Tar
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/coaltars.pdf
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/coal-tar/
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/coal-tar
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr281.pdf
❌ Ethanolamine Compounds (Additional Names: MEA/DEA/TEA)
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr594.pdf
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/PR575.pdf
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/PR604.pdf https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/content/profiles/nitrosamines.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7709998
❌ Ethoxylated Ingredients
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/PotentialContaminants/ucm101566.htm
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/14-dioxane/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=953&tid=199
https://www.organicconsumers.org/press/ocas-new-study-finds-greatly-reduced-carcinogens-personal-care-products
❌ Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) and its salts Calcium Disodium EDTA, Diammonium EDTA, Dipotassium EDTA, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tripotassium EDTA, and Trisodium EDTA
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr285.pdf
❌ Formaldehyde
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr209.pdf
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/formaldehyde.html
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3563
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/formaldehyde/
❌ Fragrance/Aroma/Parfum
https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/labeling/regulations/ucm126444.htm#clgl4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3858659/ https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_073.pdf http://www.contactdermatitisinstitute.com/pdfs/allergens/Fragrance%20mix.pdf
❌ Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives (Additional Names: DMDM Hydantoin, Diazolidinyl Urea, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Quaternium-15, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Methenamine, and Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate)
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr209.pdf
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/formaldehyde.html
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3563
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/formaldehyde/
❌ Grapefruit Seed Extract (Additional Names: Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Seed or Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract or GSE)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10399191
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16719494
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16159196
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11453769
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18344660
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17867553
❌ Homosalate (HMS)
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/homosalate/ https://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_sccp/docs/sccp_o_097.pdf
https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/#.WrvtDGaZPOQ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22612478
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15063329 http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/opinions/sccnfp_opinions_97_04/sccp_out145_en.htm
❌ Hydroquinone
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10915810290169819
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18027166
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/hydroquinone/
❌ Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (IPBC)
http://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient/iodopropynyl-butylcarbamate-0
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr43.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12022126
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3563 http://www.contactdermatitisinstitute.com/pdfs/allergens/Iodopropynyl%20butylcarbamate.pdf
❌ -isothiazolinone
Benzisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), & Methylisothiazolinone (MI)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689087/
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3563 http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_145.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16547166
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/317/3/1320
❌ Japanese Honeysuckle Extract
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18021333
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16021681
❌ Loose Powder Titanium Dioxide
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/titanium-dioxide-2/
https://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol93/mono93.pdf
❌ Mercury & Mercury compounds (Additional Names: Thimerosal)
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=700.13 https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceRegulation/LawsRegulations/ucm127406.htm
❌ Nanoparticles (Additional Names: nanomaterials)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472063/
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/products/nanomaterials_en
❌ Octinoxate (Additional Names: Octyl Methoxycinnamate or Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate)
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/octinoxate/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22612478
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15063329
https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/#.Wr_MG2aZPOR http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/opinions/sccnfp_opinions_97_04/sccp_out145_en.htm
❌ Oxybenzone (Additional Names: Benzophenone-3)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2453157/
https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65/p65122917_0.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997468/
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/benzophenone/
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/allergy-to-benzophenone/
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3467
https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/#.Wr_VpmaZPOR
❌ Parabens
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jat.958
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jat.860
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/parabens/ http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_041.pdf
❌ PEGs (Polyethylene Glycol)
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/PotentialContaminants/ucm101566.htm
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/14-dioxane/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=953&tid=199
https://www.organicconsumers.org/press/ocas-new-study-finds-greatly-reduced-carcinogens-personal-care-products
❌ Petroleum Ingredients (Mineral Oil, Paraffin, Petrolatum, etc.)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK304428/
https://www.bcpp.org/resource/polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20821602/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15211609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499883/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=13&po=11
❌ Phenoxyethanol (Additional Names: 2-phenoxyethanol)
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=133
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg/mmg.asp?id=144&tid=27
https://www.contactderm.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3563
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/pr139.p
❌ Phthalates
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/Ingredients/ucm128250.htm
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/phthalates/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241863/pdf/ehp0112-000331.pdf
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=112
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=601&tid=112
❌ Propylene Glycol
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/PR560.PDF
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00693.x
❌ Resorcinol
http://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(16)30666-4/fulltext
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/3527600418.mb10846e0020 https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_015.pdf
http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/resorcinol/
http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/cicad71.pdf
❌ Retinyl Palmitate/Retinol (Additional Names: Retinoid, Retinoic Acid)
https://www.ewg.org/research/what-scientists-say-about-vitamin-sunscreen#.WsPl_GaZPOR https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr568_508.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16107546
❌ Talc (Additional Names: Hydrous Magnesium Silicate)
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/Ingredients/ucm293184.htm
https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/talc122012tent_faa_final%20for%20posting.pdf http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol93/mono93.pdf
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/06/johnson-johnson-hit-37-m-verdict-asbestos-related-cancer-lawsuit/493272002/
❌ Triclosan (Additional Names: 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol)
https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm205999.htm
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/FR569.pdf https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/dioxins/index.cfm