Recap of the risk level changes for cosmetic ingredients

Louise
Updated 2 days ago by Louise

Below is the list of the cosmetic component which risk level in Yuka has been re-evaluated within the past two years to take into account the last scientific studies :

Component name

Before

After

Dates

☀️ Ethylhexyl salicylate / octisalate

🟡

🟠

11/23

☀️ Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid

🟡

🟢

11/23

☀️ Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine

🟢

🟡

11/23

☀️ Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate

🟡

🔴

11/23

☀️ Tris-biphenyl triazine (nano)

🔴

🟠

11/23

☀️ Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA

🟢

🟠

11/23

☀️ Zinc oxyde (non nano)

🟢

🟠

11/23

🪶 Hydrogenated Polydecene

🟢

🟠

11/23

🦠  5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane / Bronidox

🟠

🔴

11/23

🦠 Kathon CG

-

🔴

11/23

🦠 Formic Acid

🟢

🟡

11/23

🦠 Propionic Acid

🟢

🟡

11/23

🦨 Isoeugenol

🟡

🟠

11/23

🦨 ”Perfume” in USA

🟢

🟡

11/23

🦨 Update of the list of fragrance allergens (80 in total)

🟢

🟡

11/23

☀️ Titanium dioxyde (non-nano) for specific categories (spray products, mists, lip products)

🟡

🟠

02/24

⛔️ Theophylline

🟢

🔴

03/24

⛔️ Mélamine

🟢

🔴

03/24

⛔️ Pentetic acid

🟢

🔴

03/24

⛔️ Pentasodium pentetate

🟢

🔴

03/24

⛔️ Trimethylolpropane triacrylate

🟢

🔴

03/24

🦨 Methyl eugenol / 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-benzene

🟢

🟠

04/24

☀️ Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid

🟢

🟡

04/24

☀️ Butyloctyl salicylate

🟢

🟠

April 2024

☀️ Tridecyl salicylate

🟢

🟡

04/24

☀️ Ethyl férulate

🟢

🟡

04/24

☀️ Zinc oxyde (non nano and in non-sprayable products)

🟠

🟡

04/24

🪶 Petrolatum

🔴

🟠

04/24

🪶 Lanolin / Lanolin alcohol / Hydrogenated lanolin / Lanolin oil / Lanolin acid / etc.

🟢

🟡

04/24

⛓️ PTFE / Perfluorodecalin / Perfluorononyl dimethicone / Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl ether / Methyl perfluoroisobutyl ether / Perfluorohexane / Polyperfluoroethoxymethoxy difluoroethyl peg phosphate

🟢

🔴

04/24

Azadirachta Indica Seed Extract

🔴

🟢

08/24

⛓️ Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether ; Perfluorooctyl Triethoxysilane ; Ammonium C6-16 Perfluoroalkylethyl Phosphate ; Dea-Perfluorohexyl Ethylphosphates ; Ethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether ; Ethyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether ; Methyl Perfluoro Butyl/Isobutyl Ether ; Perfluorodimethylcyclohexane ; Perfluoroisohexane ; Perfluoromethylcyclopentane ; Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene ; Polyperfluoroisopropyl Ether ; Polyperfluoroperhydrophenanthrene ; Perfluorononyl Octyldodecyl Glycol Grapeseedate.

🟢

🔴

10/24

C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate ; Dimethiconol Fluoroalcohol Dilinoleic Acid ; Pentafluoropropane ; Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate ; Decafluoropentane ; Octafluoropentyl Methacrylate ; Pentapeptide-34 Trifluoroacetate ; Tetrafluoropropene ; Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2 ; Trifluoropropyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate ; Peg-8 Trifluoropropyl Dimethicone Copolymer ; Acetyl Trifluoromethylphenyl Valylglycine ; Trifluoromethyl Dechloro Ethylprostenolamide.

🟢

🔴

11/24

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