Flagged ingredient
Possible carcinogen concern attaches to inhaled loose powder (and an asbestos-contamination worry); in a bound leave-on product the inhalation route does not apply.
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Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
IARC Monographs
Government
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 59) — allowed only under restrictions. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Possible carcinogen concern attaches to inhaled loose powder (and an asbestos-contamination worry); in a bound leave-on product the inhalation route does not apply. (IARC carcinogen monographs (Group 2B))
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Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Listed in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 59) — allowed only under restrictions. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Restricted by product type; not permitted in products for the genital area, with inhalation warnings. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
IARC Monographs
Government
Talc — the mineral base of many powders and pressed cosmetics — was reclassified as probably carcinogenic to humans in 2024 (this is talc itself; asbestos contamination is a separate, Group 1 concern). (IARC Monographs, Vol. 136 (2024))