Beta & Alpha Hydroxy Acid Spray safety rating

Beta & Alpha Hydroxy Acid Spray safety rating | Greenlens

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Ingredient safety

A 28-point gap between the two loudest voices.

70Health Canada Ingredient HotlistGovernment

98Greenlens Precautionary ScreenIndependent

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Ingredient safety

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Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · IARC Monographs

Environmental

Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction

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Environmentalno rating

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Laborno rating

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Packagingno rating

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Ingredients, decoded

Data availability

Robust9 of 9 characterized

Our sources have reference data on all 9 listed ingredients.

Worth a look (4)

Salicylic Acidexfoliating acidpreservative · fragrance · anti-seborrheicraters disagree
EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)flagged by 4 of 9 lists →

No flags in our sources (5)

What these ingredient tags mean (3)

These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.

commonly dryingSD Alcohol 40
- SD Alcohol 40: Denatured ethanol: a fast-evaporating solvent that thins a formula and leaves a dry finish. International Chemical Safety Card ICSC 0044, Ethanol (anhydrous), prepared by an international group of experts for the ILO and WHO: "The substance defats the skin, which may cause dryness or cracking." WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (2009) records depletion of the skin lipid barrier by lipid-dissolving alcohols, and also that "the lipid-dissolving effect of alcohols is inversely related to their concentration". Both describe stronger exposures than a cosmetic formula.
common irritantPropylene Glycol
- Propylene Glycol: A solvent that shows up in patch-test clinics, more often as irritation than as allergy. American Contact Dermatitis Society, Allergen of the Year 2018 (Jacob SE, Scheman A, McGowan MA, Dermatitis 2018;29(1):3-5).
exfoliating acidGlycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid
- Glycolic Acid: An alpha hydroxy acid that loosens surface skin cells; it also makes skin more sun-sensitive while you use it. FDA, "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients" (announced at 70 FR 1721, 10 January 2005; FDA web pages title it "Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids"), which names this acid and recommends the statement "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn."
- Salicylic Acid: A beta hydroxy acid that clears the inside of pores; the EU restricts its level and keeps it off children under three.