Flagged ingredient
Classified only for inhalation of the airborne powder (loose powders/aerosols); bound in a cream, lotion or mineral sunscreen — among the safest SPF chemistries — the inhalation route does not apply.
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Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
IARC Monographs
Government
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 321) — allowed only under restrictions (max (a) 25 %; (b) 1,4 % for general consumers, and 1.1 % for professional use.). (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Classified only for inhalation of the airborne powder (loose powders/aerosols); bound in a cream, lotion or mineral sunscreen — among the safest SPF chemistries — the inhalation route does not apply. (IARC carcinogen monographs (Group 2B); EU CLP Annex VI (CMR classification))
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Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 321) — allowed only under restrictions (max (a) 25 %; (b) 1,4 % for general consumers, and 1.1 % for professional use.). (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
IARC Monographs
Government
Titanium dioxide is classified possibly carcinogenic to humans — the evidence is for INHALED respirable powder (loose powders/sprays), not the bound pigment in a cream or lotion. (IARC Monographs, Vol. 93)
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
An ANSES endocrine-disruptor candidate (SNPE2); classified Carc. 2 for the inhalable powder form (a concern for loose powders/aerosols). (ANSES — French national strategy on endocrine disruptors (SNPE2))