Allergens In Products
Information For Labelling
The 7th amendment to the Cosmetics Products (Safety) Regulations 2003 requires allergens of certain listed varieties to be included in the list of ingredients on toiletries in the following concentrations (as a %age of the overall ingredients of the finished product)
Leave-on products (eg. skin creams) 0.001%
Rinse-off products (eg. soaps, shower gels) 0.01%
The current list of allergens required to be included if present is as follows:-
AMYL CINNAMAL
BENZYL ALCOHOL
CINNAMYL ALCOHOL
CITRAL
EUGENOL
HYDROXYCITRONELLAL
ISO EUGENOL
AMYL CINNAMYL ALCOHOL
BENZYL SALICYLATE
CINNAMAL (Cinnamic Aldehyde)
COUMARIN
GERANIOL
HYDROXYMETHYL PENTYL CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE (Lyral)
ANISYL ALCOHOL (Anise alcohol)
BENZYL CINNAMATE
FARNESOL
2-(TERT-BUTYL PROPIONALDE) (Lilial)
LINALOOL
BENZYL BENZOATE
CITRONELLOL
HEXYL CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE (Hexyl Cinnamal)
d-LIMONENE
METHYL HEPTINE CARBONATE
3-METHYL-4-(2,6,6 TRIMETHYL-2-CYCLOHEXINE-1-YL)-3-BUTEN-2-ONE
OAK MOSS EXTRACT (Evernia Prunastri)
TREE MOSS EXTRACT ( Evernia Furfuracea)
Ingredient Information- What you want to know
Aloe Barbadensis: A natural plant extract (aloe vera)
Ascorbic Acid: Pure version of vitamin C. Can be used to pH balance
Aqua: In cosmetics this would generally be deionised water
Butyrospermum Parkii: Shea (nut) butter. Wonderful skin moisturiser. Many low-chain fatty acids.
Capric Triglyceride: A natural emolient manufacturerd by reacting glycerine and coconut oil.
Capric Glucoside: A naturally derived alkyl glycoside with good solubising and foaming qualities
Cetearyl Alcohol (cetyl alcohol): Derived from palm oil. Used in emulsions for formation and stability
Cetrimonium Chloride: Derived from vegetable sources, a cationic surfactant, main conditioning agent
Citric Acid: used to pH balance
Cocamide DEA: : Coconut derived. A foam booster and stabiliser for bath products:
Cocamidopropyl Betaine: Amphoteric surfactant, derived from coconut fatty acid, used for it's foaming properties and mildness
Coco Glucoside: Surfactant or Co surfactant
Ceteareth-20 (or 21) (steareth-20 (or 21)): Vegetable derived ethoxylated fatty alcohol, based upon cetearyl alcohol types with additional solubising qualities
Glycerine: Generally vegetable sourced. a humactant for moisturising and skin-feel
Glyceryl Stearate: Primary emulsifier in many creams and lotions
Glyceryl Stearate (and) peg-100 stearate: As above but with the addition of ethoxylated vegetable derived material to enable full dispersion of oil in water
Glycol Stearate: A partially natural derived pearlising agent used in liquid soaps and shampoos
Laureth-3: Emulsifier. Mostly coconut derived, a lauryl alcohol ethoxylate with moisturising and dispersing properties
Lauryl Glucoside: Mild co-surfactant
Methylparaben: A synthetic preservative. Parabens are the second most-used cosmetic ingredient in America (water being first)
Propylparaben: As above
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate: Emolient
Peg-40 castor oil: Mainly natural (as the name suggests) solubiser, ethoxilated triglyceride
Persea Gratissima: Avocado oil. High in palmitic and linoleic acid. Skin moisturiser
Phenoxyethanol: A synthetic, widely used and accepted preservative
Polysorbate-20: Solubiser
Prunus Armenaica: Apricot (kernel) oil. High in oleic acid, a good skin softener
Prunus Dulcis: Almond oil. A good all-round emolient
Sodium Bicarbonate: An alkaline sodium salt used to raise the pH of products
Sodium Chloride: Common salt, used mainly as a viscosity adjuster
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate: Surfactant
Sodium Hydroxide: A strong alkaline sodium salt used to neutralise polymers
Sodium Laureth Sulphate: Derived from coconut or palm kernel. Primary surfactant for foaming products. This material is only used in the preparation of wash-off products i.e. bath foam, shampoo
Sodium Polyacrylate: Thickener
Stearic Acid: Naturally derived from freezing vegetable matter. used as an emolient and emulsifier
Tocopherol: Vitamin E. An antioxidant
Triethalomine: A synthetic highly alkaline material used for pH balancing