Ingredient profile
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
IARC Monographs
Government
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Restricted by product type; not permitted in products for the genital area, with inhalation warnings. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
IARC Monographs
Government
Talc — the mineral base of many powders and pressed cosmetics — was reclassified as probably carcinogenic to humans in 2024 (this is talc itself; asbestos contamination is a separate, Group 1 concern). (IARC Monographs, Vol. 136 (2024))
Also screened — not on these lists
Each 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.
Allowed only under stated conditions or limits.
Allowed only under stated conditions or limits.
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
No listed hazard trait recognized for this ingredient.
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
No prohibited or high-risk classification for this ingredient.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: OEHHA Proposition 65 list.
Not on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: NTP Report on Carcinogens; EPA Safer Chemical Ingredients List.