Zest
Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap, Lemon Peel & Agave
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Cleaner pick · Safest wash & scrub we have rated
Africology Skincare & Spa
Bio Therapy Body Wash+67 on ingredient safety
250ml · 60 ZAR · 24 ZAR/100 ml
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Ingredient safety
A 80-point gap between the two loudest voices.
10Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernment
vs90EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Government
050100
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · IARC Monographs · California Proposition 65
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust23 of 24 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 23 of 24 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (9)
Strong contact sensitizerflagged by 3 of 9 lists
Undisclosed fragrance blendflagged by 2 of 9 lists
Strong contact sensitizerflagged by 2 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 3 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists
No flags in our sources (14)
- WATER/AQUA/EAU
- COCAMIDE MEA
- LAURAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- PEG-120 METHYL GLUCOSE DIOLEATE
- MYRISTAMIDOPROPYLAMINE OXIDE
- TETRASODIUM EDTA
- AGASTACHE MEXICANA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT
- AGAVE TEQUILANA LEAF EXTRACT
- CITRUS LIMON PEEL EXTRACT
- COFFEA ARABICA SEED EXTRACT
- COFFEA ROBUSTA SEED EXTRACT
- MALPIGHIA GLABRA FRUIT EXTRACT
- YELLOW 6
No data in our sources (1)
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What these ingredient tags mean (3)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
common irritantMETHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE
- METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE: A preservative restricted to rinse-off products in the EU because of contact-allergy reports. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex V entry 39 (rinse-off only, 0,0015% of a 3:1 mixture with methylisothiazolinone). The reason is in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2014, recital 3, quoted rather than summarised: "The SCCS concluded that the mixture of Methylchloroisothiazolinone (and) Methylisothiazolinone in a ratio of 3:1 does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer when used as a preservative up to a maximum authorised concentration of 0,0015 % in rinse-off cosmetic products, apart from its skin sensitising potential. The SCCS indicated that induction and elicitation would be less likely in a rinse-off product than when the same concentration is present in a leave-on product." SCCS/1238/09 concludes it "is well recognised as an important skin sensitiser at current conditions of use".
- METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE: A preservative that patch-test clinics see reactions to often enough that the EU banned it from leave-on products. American Contact Dermatitis Society, Allergen of the Year 2013 (Castanedo-Tardana MP, Zug KA, Dermatitis 2013;24(1):2-6); SCCS Opinion on Methylisothiazolinone (P94), Submission II, SENSITISATION ONLY (SCCS/1521/13, revision of 27 March 2014); banned in leave-on cosmetics by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198, which recites the need to address "the increased incidence of allergies induced by methylisothiazolinone".
undeclared fragrance blendFRAGRANCE/PARFUM
- FRAGRANCE/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.
exfoliating acidGLYCOLIC ACID
- GLYCOLIC ACID: An alpha hydroxy acid that loosens surface skin cells; it also makes skin more sun-sensitive while you use it. FDA, "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients" (announced at 70 FR 1721, 10 January 2005; FDA web pages title it "Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids"), which names this acid and recommends the statement "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn."