Flagged ingredient
Listed over photocarcinogenicity concern in sun-exposed use.
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Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
California Proposition 65
Government
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
EU now caps retinol in leave-on products (0.3%); irritation and photosensitivity. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Listed over photocarcinogenicity concern in sun-exposed use. (California Proposition 65 list)
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
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Independent
EU now caps retinol in leave-on products (0.3%); irritation and photosensitivity. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Vitamin A and its esters are restricted to maximum total retinol-equivalent limits by product type. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
California Proposition 65
Government
Retinol and its esters (Vitamin A) are listed for developmental toxicity at high daily doses — a caution weighed especially in pregnancy. (California Proposition 65 (OEHHA))