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The Blacklist

Regulatory agencies like IFRA and the EU each have a list of banned ingredients that cannot be used in fragrance products. Beyond their lists, we’ve gone ahead and blacklisted even more ingredients from our formulations that may be considered toxins. See what we've Blacklisted below:

2-methoxyethanol
acetaldehyde
acetone
acetonitrile
Allergens including Nuts, Gluten, etc
animal-derived ingredients, including fats, oils, and musks
benzalkonium chloride
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Benzophenone
Benzaldehyde
Benzyl Acetate
Benzyl Alchohol
bisphenol A(BPA)
butoxyethanol
coal tar
Dioxane 1,4
EDTAs
Ethanolamines including DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA
Ethyl Acetate
Ethoxylated ingredients
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents
hydroquinone
mercury and mercury compounds (thimerosal)
methyl cellosolve
methylene chloride
methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone
Mineral oil
oxybenzone
Parabens (Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben)
PEGs
Phthalates
polyacrylamide/acrylamide
polycyclic musks and nitromusks
Polyethylene Glycol
PTFE/PFOA
resorcinol
Retinyl palmitate
Silicones (Cyclical Silicones like cyclotetrasiloxane (D4), cyclopentasiloxane (D5), cyclohexasiloxane (D6), and cyclomethicone)
Sulfates SLS and SLES
Synthetic Dyes
thimerosal
toluene
triclocarban
triclosan
Acrylates (Ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate)
Aluminum Salts
Styrene (Bromostyrene, Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer, sodium styrene/divinylbenzene, copolymer, styrene oxide, styrene)
Carbon Black
Lead/Lead Acetate
Nanoparticles as defined by the European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/products/nanomaterials_en)
Parrafin
Petrolatum
Phenoxyethanol
Talc
Undisclosed synthetic fragrances*

updated 07/2023