Clean Standards: Banned Ingredient List

Let’s talk “dirty” list. We follow industry-leading guidelines to ensure our products meet a high standard of purity and safety. We are constantly updating our list of formula requirements and exclusions.

Our skincare items are free of the following and more.

Acrylamide Acrylates: Ethyl methacrylate; Methyl methacrylate; Aluminum powder, aluminum salts and active aluminum complexes used to prevent perspiration (antiperspirants): Aluminum Chloride; Aluminum Chlorohydrate; Aluminum Chlorohydrexpg; Aluminum Dichlorohydrate; Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate; Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrate; Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrexgly; Aluminum Zirconium Pentachlorohydrate; Aluminum Zirconium Pentachlorohydrexgly; Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrate; Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrexgly; Aluminum Zirconium Trichlorohydrate; Aluminum Zirconium Trichlorohydrexgly, 1,4-Dioxane, Benzophenone 1, 2, Butoxyethanol, BHA (ButylatedHydroxyAnisole), BHT (ButylatedHydroxyToluene; over NEL of 0.05%), CarbonBlack, Ethanolamines: DEA (Diethanolamine); MEA (Monoethanolamine); TEA (Triethanolamine) over NEL of 2.5%, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-releasing agents (formaldehyde donors), Quaternium15, Diazolidinyl Urea, Imidazolidinyl Urea, DMDM Hydantoin, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropro-pane-1,3-diol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury and Mercury compounds (Thimerisol), Methyl Cellosolve (Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether or 2-Methoxyethanol, Mineral oil (non USP grade), Parabens: Butylparaben; Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben; Isopropylparaben; Methylparaben; Propylparaben, Paraffin (non USP grade), Petrolatum (non USP grade), Perfluorinated compounds (PFAS, PFOA, PFOS), Phenoxyethanol over NEL 1%, Phthalates: dibutylphthalate (DBP); dimethylphthalate (DMP); diethylphthalate (DEP) and diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), Polyethylene microbeads, polypropylene microbeads & polystyrene Microbeads, Resorcinol, Styrene & styrene oxide, Talc (Asbestiform), Toluene, Triclocarban, Triclosan, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance


For a complete list of banned ingredients please email hello@pleasing.com