Ingredients we do not use in our products

Ingredients we do not use in our products

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Ingredients we do not use in our products

 

  • 1,4 – Dioxane**
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Acetonitrile
  • Acrylamide**
  • Benzene**
  • Bisphenol A*
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) 
  • Butoxyethanol
  • Methylene chloride
  • Diethanolamine (DEA) and diethanolamine (DEA) complexes**
  • Formaldehyde**
  • Hydroquinone
  • Heavy metals**
  • Plastic microbeads*
  • Alkylphenols: nonylphenols (NP) and ethoxylated nonylphenols (NPEs)
  • Phtalates**
  • Toluene**
  • Triclocarban
  • Triclosan
  • Glyoxilic acid

 

 

* These ingredients are prohibited by regulation, you will not find them in our products. 

** We do not use these ingredients in our products. However, they may be present in technically unavoidable traces. The presence of these traces at safe levels is managed within a global system of safety and quality standards and complies with regulatory requirements. 

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