Black 100% Plant Based Hair Color safety rating

Black 100% Plant Based Hair Color safety rating | Greenlens

Ingredients, decoded

Data availability

Not enough to score5 of 7 characterized

Our sources have reference data on 5 of 7 listed ingredients; 2 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill. That is still too few ingredients to score from, and a list this short is more often part of a label than a whole one, so we do not publish a safety score for this product.

Worth a look (4)

Formaldehydecommon irritantpreservative · antimicrobial · denaturantraters disagree
Prop 65-listedflagged by 6 of 9 lists →
Lead Acetatehair dyeingraters disagree
Prop 65-listedflagged by 5 of 9 lists →
PPDcommon irritantraters disagree
ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Hydrogen Peroxideantimicrobial · oral care · oxidisingraters disagree
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →

No flags in our sources (1)

Ammonia

No data in our sources (2)

Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.

What these ingredient tags mean (1)

These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.

common irritantPPD, Formaldehyde
- PPD: A hair-dye coupler and one of the most frequently positive substances in patch-test clinics. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex III entry 8a permits p-phenylenediamine and its salts as a hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products, at a maximum of 2% free base applied to hair after mixing; entry 8b separately permits them in products intended for colouring eyelashes, professional use only, at the same 2% limit, so this is not a hair-dye-only restriction. The general-use wording entry 8a mandates begins with the mixing ratio, then "Hair colourants can cause severe allergic reactions", "Read and follow instructions", "This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16", "Temporary “black henna” tattoos may increase your risk of allergy", a three-part "Do not colour your hair if" contraindication list, "Contains phenylenediamines" and "Do not use to dye eyelashes or eyebrows". The professional-use wording PREPENDS "For professional use only." and ends "Wear suitable gloves." where the general one ends with the eyelash sentence.
- Formaldehyde: A preservative and a recognised contact allergen; the EU prohibits it in cosmetic products. American Contact Dermatitis Society, Allergen of the Year 2015: Pontén A, Bruze M, "Formaldehyde", Dermatitis 2015;26(1):3-6, DOI 10.1097/DER.0000000000000075, PMID 25581665; prohibited in cosmetics by EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex II entry 1577, inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/831, which also deleted its Annex III and Annex V entries, so no nail-hardener use survives.

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