Your skin is the largest organ in your body, absorbing a great deal of what you put on it. It is important to pay attention to the ingredients in your beauty products and avoid potential harm to your previous skin.
At Le Melior, we ensure the ingredients in each product meet our strict safety standards. We look for brands that resonate with our values and uphold high standards in crafting their natural, organic, and non-toxic products. We want you to have peace of mind in enjoying your beauty routine without having to worry about any potential toxic ingredient in your beauty products.
You will never find the following restricted ingredients in our products so you can safely shop at Le Melior. These restricted ingredients have potential health concerns such as being carcinogen, causing endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, reproductive and developmental harm, organ toxicity, cell damage, skin irritation, and/or allergies.
Function
Contaminant (not labeled in ingredients) - It is a by-product as a result of a process called ethoxylation, in which ethylene oxide is added to other chemicals to make them less harsh
Product Type Commonly Found In
Products that foam
Potential Concern
Carcinogen, Organ Toxicity, Reproductive Harm
Function
Blocks sweat ducts
Product Type Commonly Found In
Antiperspirant
Potential Concern
Potential Carcinogen, Endocrine Disruption, Neurotoxicity, Organ and Skin Irritation
Function
Skin conditioning, Perfuming agent
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Organ and Skin Irritation
Function
Preservative, Anti-microbial agent, Surfactant
Product Type Commonly Found In
Anti-bacterial soap, Moisturizer
Potential Concern
Allergy, Skin, Eye and Respiratory Irritation
Function
Fragrance additive, Solvent, Viscosity control
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Potential Carcinogen, Reproductive Harm, Skin Irritation
Function
Preservative
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Potential Carcinogen, Endocrine Disruption, Organ Toxicity
Function
Filters UVA/UVB rays, Ingredient stabilizer
Product Type Commonly Found In
Sun care products
Potential Concern
Cell Damage and Mutation, Endocrine Disruption
Look for
Oxybenzone (or Benzophenone-3), Octinoxate (or Octyl Methoxycinnamate), Octocrylene, Octisalate, Homosalate
Function
Colorant, Anti-dandruff
Product Type Commonly Found In
Hair products, Cosmetics
Potential Concern
Carcinogen
Look for
Coal Tar Solution, P-phenylenediamine, Aminophenol, Diaminobenzene
Function
Surfactant, pH adjuster
Product Type Commonly Found In
Moisturizer, Cleanser and body wash, Styling products and hair dye, Foundation, Eye makeup
Potential Concern
Allergy, Potential Carcinogen, Endocrine Disruption, Reproductive Harm, Skin Toxicity
Look for
Diethanolamine (DEA), Cocamide DEA, Cocamide MEA, Triethanolamine (TEA), Monoethanlamine (MEA), Ethanolamine (ETA)
Function
Binding agent, Penetration enhancer
Product Type Commonly Found In
Moisturizer, Cleanser and body wash, Hair dye, Foundation, Eye makeup
Potential Concern
Organ Toxicity
Look for
Disodium EDTA, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA and HEDTA, Others with -EDTA
Function
Preservative
Product Type Commonly Found In
Bath products like shampoo, body wash and bubble bath, Nail polish, Synthetic eyelash glue
Potential Concern
Allergy, Carcinogen, Neurotoxicity, Reproductive Harm, Skin, Eye and Respiratory Irritation
Look for
DMDM hydantoin, Diazolidinyl urea (formaldehyde releasing), Imidazolidinyl urea (formaldehyde releasing), Quaternium-15 (formaldehyde releasing), Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3 diol (Bronopol), Tosylamide / formaldehyde resin
Function
Bleaches skin, Decreases production of melanin pigments, Reduces hyperpigmentation
Product Type Commonly Found In
Skin whitening products
Potential Concern
Carcinogen, Organ Toxicity
Function
Preservative, Anti-microbial agent
Product Type Commonly Found In
Eye makeup
Potential Concern
Neurotoxicity, Organ Toxicity, Reproductive Harm
Look for
Thimerosal
Function
Solvent, Viscosity control
Product Type Commonly Found In
Anti-aging skincare products
Potential Concern
Cell Damage and Mutation, Neurotoxicity, Reproductive Harm, Skin Irritation
Look for
Methoxyethanol
Function
Preservative, Fragrance enhancer
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Allergy, Neurotoxicity, Skin Irritation
Function
Moisturizer
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Allergy, Carcinogen, Skin Irritation
Look for
Liquid paraffin, Liquid petrolatum, Paraffin Wax
Function
Preservative, Anti-microbial agent
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Allergy, Potential Carcinogen, Endocrine Disruption, Organ Toxicity, Reproductive Harm
Function
Preservative
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Organ and Skin Irritation/Toxicity, Reproductive Harm
Function
Plasticizer, Solubilizer,
Fragrance Component, Denaturant
Product Type Commonly Found In
Synthetic fragrance, Hairspray
Potential Concern
Endocrine Disruption, Reproductive Harm
Function
Thickener, Solvent, Softener, Moisture-carrier, Penetration enhancer
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of hair products, Moisturizer, Foundation
Potential Concern
Organ and Skin Toxicity, Possible contamination with 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide, both known carcinogens
Function
Surfactant, Emulsifying agent
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, and hair products
Potential Concern
Possible contamination with 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide, both known carcinogens
Look for
Polysorbate –20, -40, -60, -80 and others
Function
Colorant, Fragrance ingredient, Acne therapy
Product Type Commonly Found In
Hair care, hair dye and styling products
Potential Concern
Endocrine Disruption, Organ Toxicity, Skin Irritation
Look for
2-Methylresorcinol
Function
Surfactant
Product Type Commonly Found In
Products that lather
Potential Concern
Allergy, Skin and Eye Irritation, Possible contamination with 1,4-dioxane, a known carcinogen
Function
Scent
Product Type Commonly Found In
All types of face, body, hair, and cosmetic products
Potential Concern
Allergy, Potential Carcinogen, Endocrine Disruption, Neurotoxicity, Organ and Skin Irritation, Reproductive Harm
Look for
Fragrance, Parfum/Perfume
Function
Solvent
Product Type Commonly Found In
Hair dye, Nail polish
Potential Concern
Carcinogen, Neurotoxicity, Organ Toxicity, Reproductive Harm, Skin Irritation
Look for
Toluol, Benzene, Methylbenzene, Phenylmethane
Function
Anti-microbial agent
Product Type Commonly Found In
Antibacterial hand and body soap/cleanser, Hand sanitizer, Antiperspirant
Potential Concern
Endocrine Disruption, Organ Toxicity, Toxic to aquatic environments
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Breast Cancer Fund
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
- Center for Disease Control
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Environmental Working Group Skin Deep Database
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- National Institutes of Health