NIOD
Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex (MMHC2)
water based30mlGTIN 0769915150100
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: ECHA SVHC Candidate List · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · California Proposition 65 · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · IARC Monographs
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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7 ratings · 3 of 4 axes
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What we know about the packaging
Partly identified2 of 3 identified
2 of 3 packaging components are named materials; Plastic (unspecified) is recorded only in general terms, so that part of the score is a stand-in.
- Recorded only as “plastic” — no resin code. It could be PET (#1) (widely recyclable) or PVC (#3) (hard to recycle); nothing on record says which, so it counts as 46 out of 100, the middle of that range.
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust63 of 63 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 63 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (5)
EU harmonised skin sensitizerflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU harmonised skin sensitizerflagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (58)
- AQUA
- HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT
- GLYCERINhumectant
- HYALURONIC ACIDhumectant
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- SODIUM BUTYROYL HYALURONATE
- SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER
- HYDROLYZED SODIUM HYALURONATE
- DISODIUM ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE PHOSPHATE
- TETRADECYL AMINOBUTYROYLVALYLAMINOBUTYRIC UREA TRIFLUOROACETATE
- PSEUDOALTEROMONAS EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES
- TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
- TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS SPOROCARP EXTRACT
- CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
- MYRISTOYL NONAPEPTIDE-3
- PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA LEAF EXTRACT
- SALVIA SCLAREA EXTRACT
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC ACID
- GLYCINE
- ALANINE
- SERINE
- VALINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- PROLINE
- THREONINE
- HISTIDINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PCA
- SODIUM PCAhumectant
- BETAINE
- SODIUM LACTATE
- EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATYL GLUCOSIDE
- GALLYL GLUCOSIDE
- ALGAE
- SODIUM SALICYLATE
- LECITHIN
- POLYGLUCURONIC ACID
- XANTHAN GUM
- TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE
- SCLEROTIUM GUM
- PULLULAN
- CETYL HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- GELLAN GUM
- PROPANEDIOL
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL
- DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE
- MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
- SILICA
- POLYSORBATE 20
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- DEHYDROACETIC ACID
- POTASSIUM SORBATE
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- 1‚2-HEXANEDIOL
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- WATER
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
fragrance materialBENZYL ALCOHOL
- BENZYL ALCOHOL: Used both as a fragrance component and as a preservative; the EU names it either way. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex III entry 45: a fragrance substance whose presence must be indicated in the list of ingredients above 0,001% in leave-on and 0,01% in rinse-off products, because of established contact-allergy risk. That entry carries transition footnote (38), which is footnote (37) plus a condition: stock that does not comply may still be made available until 31 July 2028 only "provided that they comply with the restrictions applicable on 15 August 2023", and only if it was lawfully placed on the Union market before the 31 July 2026 cut-off. Entry 45 covers its non-preservative use; it is separately an allowed preservative at Annex V entry 34.
humectantGLYCERIN, HYALURONIC ACID, SODIUM PCA
- 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".
- HYALURONIC ACID: 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.
- SODIUM PCA: The salt of PCA, one of the water-holding substances the outer layer of skin makes for itself. Dörner C, Steinbinder J, Sachslehner AP, Sukseree S, Eckhart L, "Amino Acid Metabolism of the Skin: Control by Specific Enzymes and Contribution to Protective Functions", Metabolites 2025;15(9):601, DOI 10.3390/metabo15090601, open access, section "Glutamine Is Converted to Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a Component of the NMF": "pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), also known as pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline, accumulates in the stratum corneum."
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from niod.com ↗
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