We exclude ingredients for these reasons:
Animal Product or Animal Testing; Toxic or harmful; Cancer causing; Hormone and endocrine disrupting, Skin irritation; Environmental concerns. |
We are compliant with 'Clean-at-Sephora' standard to exclude:
Sulfates SLS and SLES, Parabens, Formaldehydes and Formaldehyde-releasing agents, Phthalates, Mineral oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Oxybenzone, Coal tar, Hydroquinone, Triclosan, and Triclocarban |
We also exclude these toxic or harmful ingredients that you'll find in most traditional cosmetics products:
Talc, Carmine, Beewax, Silicones, Siloxanes, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Petroleums, PEGs, BHA, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, EDTA, PVPs, Aluminum, Ultramarines, Isododecane, Isohexadecane, Carbon black, Fragrance. |
Additionally, our brand is free from 1000+ other toxic or harmful ingredients. Below is a sample list of ingredients we do not use according to VENICS Standard:
1,2 hexanediol |
2-carboxy-1methylpyridinium chloride |
AA2G-Ascorbyl Glucoside |
acetamide MEA |
acetone |
acrylates copolymer |
acrylic acid/vp crosspolymer |
aerosol sprays |
alcloxa |
aldioxa |
alkyl benzoate |
alkyldimethylamine oxide |
alpha arbutin |
aluminum chlorohydrate |
aluminum glycinate |
aluminum hydroxide |
aluminum oxide |
aluminum powder |
amino-guanadine |
aminomethyl propanol |
Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate |
ammonia |
ammonium alum |
ammonium laureth sulfate |
ammonium lauryl sulfate |
ammonium polacrylate |
ammonium xylene sulfonate |
AMP |
Arbutin |
artificial colors |
atelocollagen |
avobenzone |
babassuamidopropalkonium chloride |
babassuamidopropyl betaine |
beewax |
behenalkonium chloride |
behenamidopropyl hydroxyethyl dimonium chloride |
behenoxy dimethicone |
benzalkonium chloride |
benzethonium chloride |
benzocaine |
benzophenone |
benzyl PCA |
betaine |
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) |
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) |
Bis Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 |
Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine |
bronopol |
bumetrizole |
Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane |
butylene glycol |
butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer |
butylparaben |
Butylphenyl methylpropianol |
C 11-15 Pareth 12 |
C 12-14 Olefin Sulfonate |
C 12-15 Alkyl octanoate |
C 13-14 Isoparaffin |
C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester |
C18-38 alkyl hydroxystearol stearate |
Carmine |
capryl isostearate |
Carbowax (see polyethylene glycol) |
Castoryl maleate |
CDE (see cocomide DEA) |
ceramide 2, 3 |
ceresin |
ceteareth 2 À 100 |
ceteareth 5 – 20 |
Cetearyl Ethylhexanote |
cetearyl isononanoate |
cetearyl methicone |
Ceteth -20 Phosphate |
cetrimonium bromide |
cetyl betaine |
Cetylpyridinium Chloride |
chlorphenesin |
Cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride |
Cocamide DEA |
Cocamide MEA |
cocamide MIPA |
cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride |
cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate |
Cocamidopropylamine Oxide |
cocamine oxide |
cochineal |
coco betaine |
coco phosphatidyl pg-dimonium chloride |
Cocoamphocarboxyglycinate |
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Rice Protein |
colloidal anhydrous silica |
colloidal minerals |
colloidal silver |
Copolymer |
corn glycol |
Cyclomethicone |
Cyclopentasiloxane |
cyclotetrasiloxane |
diazolidinyl urea |
dicaprylyl carbonate |
dicaprylyl ether |
dicetyldimonium chloride |
diethanolamine (DEA) |
dihydroxyacetone |
diisopropyl dimerate |
Diisostearyl Malate |
dimethicone copolyol |
dimethicone crosspolymer-3 |
Dimethicone glycereth-2 cocoate |
dimethyl capramide |
Dimethyl oxobenzo dioasilane |
Dimethyl Phenyl 2-Butanol |
dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate |
dimethylpolysiloxane |
dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS) |
dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline |
Dipentaerythrityl |
dipetaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hex arosinate |
dipolyhydroxystearate |
dipropylene glycol |
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate |
disodium oleamido succinate |
Distarch Phospate Acetate |
distearate 75 |
Disteardimonium Hectoride |
DMDM hydantoin |
EDTA |
EGMS |
emu oil |
Equine oil |
ethoxydiglycol |
ethoxydiglycol oleate |
Ethyhexyl Methoxycrylene |
ethyl acetate |
ethyl diglycol (see polyethylene glycol) |
ethyl methoxycinnamate |
ethyl vanillin |
ethylene glycol |
Ethylhexyl isononanoate |
Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene |
Ethylyhexyl Salicylate |
fragrance |
formaldehyde |
Fullerenes |
gelatin |
germaben |
germall |
Glycereth-2 cocoate |
Glycereth-26 |
glycereth-7 cocoate |
Glyceryl (tetradecanoate/hexadecanoate/octade canoate/ricinoleate/eicosadioate) |
glyceryl isostearate |
glyceryl polyacrylate |
Glyceryl rosinate |
Guaiazulene |
Hexadecanol |
Hexadecyl Isononanoate |
Hexahydroxystearate/ Hexastearate/Hexarosinate |
hexyl laurate |
hexylene glycol |
homosalate |
human placental protein |
Hydrogenated Polydecene |
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG- Propyl Silanetriol |
hydroquinone |
hydrotalcite |
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer |
Hydroxyethyl Soyamide |
Hydroxyethyl urea |
Hydroxypropyl Polysiloxane |
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey |
imidazolidinyl urea |
iodopropynyl butylcarbamate |
IPDI |
Isobutane |
Isoceteth-20 |
isocetyl isostearate |
Isocetyl Stearate |
Isododecane |
Isohexadecane |
Isononyl Isononanoate |
Isopentane |
isopentyldiol |
isopropyl methylphenol |
isopropyl myristate |
Isopropyl phenyl dimethicone |
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate |
Isostearyl Isostearate |
kojic acid |
lactamidopropyl trimonium chloride |
Lauramide MEA |
Lauramidopropylamine Oxide |
Laureth-7 |
laurethsulfosuccinate |
Lauryl Amidopropyl Betaine |
Lauryl betaine |
lauryl glucoside betaine |
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate |
MEA-containing ingredients |
Melanin |
methoxycinnamate |
Methyl Gluceth-10 |
methyl glyceth-20 |
methyl glycol |
methyl nicotinate |
Methyl Propanediol |
methyl rapeseed extract |
Methyl soyate |
methylchloroisothiazolinone |
methylisothiazolinone |
methylparaben |
methylsilanol mannuronate |
microcrystalline wax |
myristic acid |
myristyl alcohol |
myristyl ether sulfate |
Myristyl Lactate |
myristyl myristate |
nanotechnology ingredients |
nitrocellulose |
nonoxynol 10 |
Nylon-12 |
octadecanol |
octinoxate |
octisalate |
octocrylene |
Octyl dimethyl PABA |
Octyl Dodecyl Neopentanoate |
octyl methoxycinnamate |
Octyldecanol |
Octyldodecanol |
Oleamidopropyl dimethylamine |
Olefin Sulfonate |
oleth (2-50) |
oleth-20 |
oleth-3-phosphate |
Oleyl Oleate |
P-phenylenediamine |
PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid |
Palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyloyl hydroxythreonine |
Palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminohydroxybutylrate |
panthenyl ethyl ether |
panthenyl triacetate |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (see PABA) |
parabens |
paraphenylenediamine |
parfum |
parsol |
PCA-ethyl cocoyl arginate |
pearl powder |
PEG (see polyethylene glycol) |
PEG 35 (stearate) castor oil |
PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides |
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate |
PEG-150 distearate |
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate |
PEG-20 glyceryl triisostearate |
PEG-20, 100 stearate |
PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil |
Peg-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate |
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric glycerides |
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate |
PEG/PPG-20/15 dimethicone |
pentaerythrityl distearate |
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate |
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate |
pentaerythrityl tetrastearate |
Pentasodium Pentetate |
pentylene glycol |
Perflouroisohexane |
petrolatum |
phenyl-butyl-nitrate |
phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid |
Phenylpropanol |
phenyltrimethicone |
phthalate |
placental protein |
polaxamer 335 |
polyacrylamide |
Polyacrylate-13 |
Polybutene |
Polydecene |
Polyethylene |
polyethylene glycol (PEG) |
Polyglyceryl -10 Behenate/Eicosadioate |
polyglyceryl -2 dipolyhydroxystearate |
Polyglyceryl Methacrylate |
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate |
polyglyceryl-3 stearate |
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate |
polyimide 1 |
polyisobutene |
polypropylene glycol |
Polyquaternium 7, 10, 11 |
Polyquaternium-51 |
polysilicone-11, -15 |
Polyurethane-14 |
polyvinylpyrrolidone |
Potassium C12-13 Alkyl Phosphate |
potassium iodide |
Potassium Myristate |
PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer |
PPG-15 stearyl ether |
PPG-30 |
propanediol |
Propyl Gallate |
propylene carbonate |
propylene glycol |
propylene glycol alginate |
Propylheptyl Caprylate |
propylparaben |
Providone (see polyvinylpyrrolidone) |
PTFE (teflon) |
pvp/eicosene copolymer |
pvp/va copolymer |
Quaternium 87 |
Quaternium 95 (and) 1,3 Propanediol |
quaternium-15 |
quaternium-18 |
Ricinoleylpropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate |
Silanetriol |
Silica Dimethyl Silylate |
silica silylate |
silver citrate |
silver dihydrogen citrate |
simethicone |
soapstone (see talc) |
sodium acrylate |
sodium bisulfite |
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate |
sodium cetearyl sulfate |
Sodium coco-sulfate |
sodium cocoyl sulfate |
Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate |
Sodium Erythorbate |
Sodium fluoride |
sodium hydroxymethylglycinate |
sodium isostearoyl lactylate |
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate |
Sodium Lauryl Glucosideoxyacetate |
sodium lauryl sulfate |
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate |
Sodium metabisulfite |
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate |
sodium myreth sulfate |
Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate |
sodium polyacrylate |
Sodium sulfate |
Sodium Trideceth Sulfate |
sorbitan isostearate |
soyamide DEA |
soyamidopropalkonium chloride |
stearamidopropyl dimethyl amine |
Steardimonium |
Steardimonium Chloride |
Stearoxytrimethylsilane |
styrene-pvp copolymer |
Styrene/acrylates copolymer |
Talc |
TEA-Carbomer |
TEA-Lauryl Sulfate |
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate |
Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine |
Tetrasodium N,N-bis(carboxymethyl) L- Glutamate |
Tri Alkyl Citrate |
tribehenin |
Triclosan |
Trideceth-12 |
Tridecyl Neopentanoate |
tridecyl salicylate |
triethoxycarpylysilane |
Triethylhexanoin |
Trihydroxystearin |
trimethylsiloxysilicate |
Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate |
tromethamine stearate |
tropolone |
Ultramarines |
urea |
vanillin |
Vanillyl Butyl Ether |
Water Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer |
Wheat germamidopropyl betaine |
Wheatgermamidopropyl Dimethylamine |
Zinc pyrithione |