L'Oréal · Hair Care
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.
High concern
Contains one or more ingredients with significant published concerns. Read the details before use.
Concern score 99/100 · 27 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Butylphenyl Methylpropional — EU CLP Repr. 1B, EU CosIng Annex II (prohibited in cosmetics)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
fragrance
The lily-of-the-valley scent 'Lilial', banned in EU cosmetics in 2022 after being classified as presumed toxic to human reproduction. Still legal in some other markets — check older or imported products.
exfoliant · anti-acne
The pore-clearing BHA exfoliant. Not for young children (salicylate absorption), used cautiously in pregnancy at low leave-on concentrations, and drying for compromised barriers.
surfactant · foaming agent
The gentler cousin of SLS used in most mainstream shampoos and washes. Its manufacturing can leave trace 1,4-dioxane, which reputable makers strip out — an issue of quality control rather than the ingredient itself.
fragrance
A floral scent molecule found in lavender and many essential oils. It oxidizes on air exposure into strongly sensitizing compounds, which is why it must be declared on EU labels.
solvent
Rubbing alcohol; used as a solvent in some products and drying to skin in meaningful concentrations.
fragrance
A rose/geranium scent molecule and one of the more frequently positive fragrance allergens in patch testing.
humectant · solvent
A workhorse humectant and penetration enhancer that is fine for most, but a recurring culprit in eczema patients' patch tests.
surfactant
A mild coconut-derived surfactant in countless 'gentle' cleansers. Most allergy is caused by manufacturing impurities, so quality varies by brand.
preservative · solvent · fragrance
A preservative and fragrance component that must be declared on EU labels because it can trigger contact allergy in a small share of users.
fragrance
A rose-type scent component on the EU's mandatory-declaration allergen list.
emollient · occlusive
The workhorse silicone — inert and non-sensitizing on skin (even FDA-approved as a skin protectant), with persistence in the environment as its main criticism.
colorant
A widely approved blue dye with a benign cosmetic safety record.
preservative
A food-grade preservative generally regarded as one of the gentler options; occasional non-immune stinging is its main drawback.
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.
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
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.
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.
Same category, better ingredient safety score than this product — somewhere to look next if this one raised concerns.
AQUA (WATER), SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, POLYSORBATE 21, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, DIMETHICONE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, CI 47005 (ACID YELLOW 3), CI 42090 (BLUE 1), COCO-BETAINE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM ACETATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PPG-5-CETETH-20, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, SALICYLIC ACID, LINALOOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, PIROCTONE OLAMINE, CARBOMER, GERANIOL, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL, CITRONELLOL, CITRIC ACID, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE). (F.I.L. C185834/1)
