Ingredient profile
FRAGRANCE HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE
Raters disagreeAt least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Concern
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Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
An undisclosed blend; can hide allergens and sensitizers that are not individually labelled. (Common transparency/sensitization concern (not a regulatory ban))
- Caution
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
An undisclosed blend that can hide strong sensitizers, phthalates and allergens the label never names — the leading cause of cosmetic allergic contact dermatitis. (IFRA restriction / EU Annex III (banned fragrance allergen); ChemSec SIN List (Substitute It Now))
- Safe
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: EU Cosmetics Regulation Annexes II, III, V and VI; CLP Annex VI harmonised classification; ECHA SVHC Candidate List (cosmetics-relevant subset).
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: OEHHA Proposition 65 list.
Notes
- Undisclosed fragrance blend
- Undisclosed fragrance
