Ingredient profile
MAY CONTAIN: RESORCINOL
Raters disagreeCAS 108-46-3
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 22) — allowed only under restrictions (max (c) 0,5%). (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A hair-dye/treatment ingredient with endocrine (thyroid) and sensitization concern. (ChemSec SIN List (Substitute It Now))
- Caution
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
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
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 22) — allowed only under restrictions (max (c) 0,5%).
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Skin Sens. 1BCarries an EU harmonised classification (Skin Sens. 1B) — a skin sensitiser under CLP Annex VI, index 604-010-00-1. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- Health Canada
Notes
- Endocrine-active
- EU harmonised skin sensitizer
- EU-restricted (with limits)
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
