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Clairol Nice 'n Easy Root Touch-Up Permanent Hair Color, 4R Dark Auburn

Clairol · Hair Care

Nice 'n Easy Root Touch-Up Permanent Hair Color, 4R Dark Auburn — ingredient safety report

Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.

100

High concern

Contains one or more ingredients with significant published concerns. Read the details before use.

Concern score 100/100 · 40 ingredients analyzed

Driven by p-Phenylenediamine — EU CLP Skin Sens. 1, EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted), EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2

Risk categories found

Allergy risk3 ingredients · max 9/10Irritation5 ingredients · max 5/10Cancer concern2 ingredients · max 4/10Environmental impact2 ingredients · max 3/10

Flagged ingredients (18)

Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.

Severity 9/10
Sensitive skin: Best avoidedPregnancy: Use with cautionBabies & kids: Best avoidedEczema-prone: Best avoided
  • Allergy risk:One of the most potent cosmetic allergens; can cause severe facial/scalp reactions; the danger in 'black henna' tattoos.
  • Cancer concern:IARC Group 3 overall, but occupational data keeps it under scrutiny.
EU CLP Skin Sens. 1 ↗EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted) ↗EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2 ↗EU CLP Aquatic Acute 1/Aquatic Chronic 1 ↗Caredermis curated dermatological review

The permanent hair-dye chemical behind most serious dye reactions, and the sensitizer hidden in 'black henna' temporary tattoos. Always patch test 48h before coloring.

Parfum

fragrance

Severity 7/10Editorial
Sensitive skin: Best avoidedPregnancy: Use with cautionBabies & kids: Best avoidedEczema-prone: Best avoided
  • Allergy risk:Fragrance is the single most common cause of cosmetic contact allergy.
  • Irritation:Frequent trigger of stinging and redness on reactive skin.
Caredermis curated dermatological review

An umbrella term that can hide dozens of undisclosed scent chemicals. Fragrance is the leading cause of allergic contact dermatitis from cosmetics, and dermatologists routinely advise fragrance-free products for eczema, babies and sensitive skin.

Ceteareth-20

emulsifier

Severity 2/10Editorial
Eczema-prone: Use with caution
  • Irritation:Can enhance penetration of other ingredients; avoid on broken skin.

A common emulsifier; CIR advises against use on damaged skin because it can carry other ingredients deeper.

Disodium EDTA

chelating agent

Severity 3/10Editorial
  • Environmental impact:Poorly biodegradable; can remobilize heavy metals in waterways.

A metal-binding stabilizer that is safe on skin at the tiny amounts used; its criticism is environmental persistence.

Mica

pigment · pearlescent

Severity 2/10Editorial
  • Environmental impact:Skin-safe; the ingredient's controversy is ethical (mining labor), not toxicological.

The shimmer mineral in highlighters and glowy creams; safe on skin, with sourcing ethics being its real controversy.

Ammonium HydroxideRegulatory dataIrritationEnvironmental impactEU CLP Skin Corr. 1BEU CLP Aquatic Acute 1Sodium MetasilicateRegulatory dataIrritationEU CLP Skin Corr. 1BP-AminophenolRegulatory dataHormone disruptionAllergy riskEnvironmental impactEU CLP Muta. 2EU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)EU CLP Aquatic Acute 1/Aquatic Chronic 12-MethylresorcinolRegulatory dataAllergy riskEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)M-AminophenolRegulatory dataAllergy riskEnvironmental impactEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)EU CLP Aquatic Chronic 24-Amino-2-HydroxytolueneRegulatory dataAllergy riskEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)1-NaphtholRegulatory dataAllergy riskIrritationEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)EU CLP Skin Irrit. 2EU CLP Eye Dam. 1Styrene/Vp CopolymerRegulatory dataEU: ProhibitedCancer concernHormone disruptionIrritationIARC Group 2ACalifornia Prop 65 (cancer)US NTP: reasonably anticipated carcinogenEU CLP Repr. 2EU CLP Skin Irrit. 2EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2Etidronic AcidRegulatory dataAllergy riskEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)

Pore-clogging potential (3)

Ingredients rated likely to clog pores — relevant if your skin is acne-prone. This is a separate indicator and is not part of the safety score.

Indicative Fulton-scale ratings from published dermatology references — not a regulator classification; individual reactions vary.

No concerns found (16)

Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.

Recognized ingredients (5)

Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.

  • Oleth-10· surfactant - cleansing, surfactant - emu…
  • Linoleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Dimer Dilinoleate· antistatic, hair conditioning, skin cond…
  • Algae Extract· fragrance, humectant, oral care, skin co…
  • Polyquaternium-37· antistatic, film forming
  • Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate· skin conditioning - emollient

Not enough data (1)

Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.

  • 1-Acetoxy-2-Methylanaphthalene Color Activating Lotion: Water

This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.

Lower-concern hair care

Same category, better ingredient safety score than this product — somewhere to look next if this one raised concerns.

Full ingredient list (as analyzed)

Water, C12-15 Pareth-3, Cocamide Mea, Oleth-10, Dilinoleic Acid, Linoleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Dimer Dilinoleate, P-Phenylenediamine, Steareth-21, Ammonium Hydroxide, Behentrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-22, Algae Extract, Sorbitol, Fragrance, Erythorbic Acid, Edta, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Metasilicate, P-Phenylenediamine, Caramel, Resorcinol, P-Aminophenol, 2-Methylresorcinol, Mica, M-Aminophenol, 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene, 1-Naphthol, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, 1-Acetoxy-2-Methylanaphthalene Color Activating Lotion: Water, Hydrogen Peroxide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Laureth-23, Steareth-21, Ceteareth-20, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Ppg-1 Trideceth-6, Etidronic Acid

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