• Sulfates – SLS + SLES
• Parabens
• Formaldehydes
• Formaldehyde-releasing agents
• Phthalates
• Mineral Oil
• Palm Oil (RSPO allowed)
• Retinyl Palmitate
• Oxybenzone
• Coal Tar
• Hydroquinone
• Triclosan
• Triclocarban
• Synthetic fragrances are allowed provided they are disclosed and meet all of the above criteria and are at concentrations below 1% of total formula
• Acrylates: specific to the ones below. ethyl acrylate. ethyl methacrylate. methyl methacrylate. butyl methacrylate. hydroxypropyl methacrylate. tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate. trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
• Aluminum Salts
• Animal Oils/Musks/Fats
• Benzophenone + Related Compounds
• Butoxyethanol
• Carbon Black
• Lead/Lead Acetate
• Methyl Cellosolve + Methoxyethanol
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone & Methylisothiazolinone
• Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol)
• Insoluble Plastic Microbeads
• Resorcinol
• Talc: Asbestos free talc is ok. Brands need to conduct testing to ensure no contamination.
• Toluene
• BHA/BHT: BHT threshold is 0.1%
• Ethanolamines DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA
• Nanoparticles - size range 1 nm-100 nm; larger than this range ok
• Petrolatum & Parrafin - *PAH-free white petrolatum USP ok
• Phenoxyethanol- under 1% ok
• Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide
• Styrene: specific to the ones below
• Bromostyrene
• Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer. sodium styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer. styrene oxide. styrene
• 1,4 Dioxane thresholds: i. 10 or < ppm for rinse off products ii. 3ppm or < for leave-on products