Boots No7
No7 Face & Neck Multi Action Serum (2020 formulation)
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Africology Skincare & Spa
Aloe Ferox Serum+55 on ingredient safety
30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Also screened, nothing found: ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · IARC Monographs
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Robust50 of 50 characterized
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Worth a look (5)
Carcinogen-linkedflagged by 5 of 9 lists →
Undisclosed fragrance blendflagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
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No flags in our sources (45)
- AQUA
- DIMETHICONErich occlusive
- GLYCERINhumectant
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
- ISONONYL ISONONANOATE
- GLUCONOLACTONE
- DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
- AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER
- 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL
- POLYSORBATE 20
- XANTHAN GUM
- DIMETHICONOL
- HIBISCUS ABELMOSCHUS EXTRACT
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- PROPYLENE GLYCOLcommon irritant
- TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
- SORBITAN LAURATE
- HYDROLYZED RICE PROTEIN
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE
- PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA FRUIT EXTRACT
- CALCIUM HYDROXYMETHIONINE
- 3-AMINOPROPANE SULFONIC ACID
- DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL
- HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- TETRASODIUM EDTA
- T -BUTYL ALCOHOL
- SOPHORA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT
- HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN
- PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT
- ACETYL DIPEPTIDE-1 CETYL ESTER
- CERAMIDE 3barrier lipid
- MORUS ALBA LEAF EXTRACT
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- PHYTOSPHINGOSINE
- CERAMIDE 6 IIbarrier lipid
- CHOLESTEROLbarrier lipid
- TOCOPHEROL
- PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1
- PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7
- CERAMIDE 1barrier lipid
What these ingredient tags mean (6)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
common irritantPROPYLENE GLYCOL
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL: A solvent that shows up in patch-test clinics, more often as irritation than as allergy. American Contact Dermatitis Society, Allergen of the Year 2018 (Jacob SE, Scheman A, McGowan MA, Dermatitis 2018;29(1):3-5).
undeclared fragrance blendPARFUM
- PARFUM: A blend the label does not itemize, so what is in it cannot be read from the ingredient list. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 permits the collective term "parfum"; the SCCS Opinion on Fragrance Allergens (SCCS/1459/11) reviews the contact-allergy evidence for the substances it can contain.
retinoidRETINYL PALMITATE
- RETINYL PALMITATE: A gentler vitamin A ester that the skin converts to retinol. SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate), SCCS/1576/16, which assesses retinyl palmitate by name; EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III entry 376 covers it in the same group as retinol.
rich occlusiveDIMETHICONE
- DIMETHICONE: A silicone that forms a film on the surface of the skin without an oily feel. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(g), lists dimethicone as a skin protectant at 1 to 30%.
humectantGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- SODIUM HYALURONATE: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.
barrier lipidCERAMIDE 3, CHOLESTEROL
- CERAMIDE 3: One of the lipid families the skin barrier is actually built from. Feingold KR and Elias PM, "The role of ceramides in the disruption of the cutaneous permeability barrier, a common manifestation of skin disorders", J Lipid Res 2024;65(8):100593, DOI 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100593, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids".
- CHOLESTEROL: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.