LOCATING SAFE COSMETICS

We categorize all our substances to make it easy for you to find safe cosmetics. With our categories, you can easily spot which ingredients belong to the area that you are concerned about.

More often than not, substances belong to multiple categories. For example, many cosmetic ingredients that belong to the category endocrine disruptors are also carcinogens.

These category pages are aimed to broadly describe how we have divided the substances. To know more exactly how an ingredient might affect you, please visit that ingredient’s page.

Safe Beauty Products

When using the scanner, the information box that appears when you hover over an ingredient will show you which categories that ingredient belongs to. The categories shown are meant to help you to quickly determine if this is a safe beauty product for you or not.

Curious Chloride currently has 13 substance categories.

Animal derived category

Animal derived

This category compiles ingredients in cosmetics that may not be vegan; the ingredients could contain biological parts from animals. It ...
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banned or restricted category

Banned or restricted

There are many substances that are banned or restricted for use in cosmetic products. When a substance is prohibited for ...
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Bioaccumulation category

Bioaccumulation

Bioaccumulation in organisms refers to substances, such as toxins, that are building up in wildlife, domestic animals and humans - ...
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Carcinogens category

Carcinogens

Both natural and synthetic substances can be carcinogens, i. e. cause or hasten cancer in humans and animals. Cancer-causing chemicals ...
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Cell- and neuro-toxicants category

Cellular and neurological toxicants

There are chemicals in cosmetic and household products that can damage the nervous system, the cells and the genetic information ...
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Contaminated category

Contaminated

Cosmetic and household products are sometimes contaminated with chemicals that are not listed on the ingredients label. The contaminators are ...
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Developmental toxicants category

Developmental toxicants

Ingredients causing developmental toxicity are substances that have a negative effect on the child’s normal growth and development. Developmental toxicants can ...
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Endocrine (hormone) disrupting ingredients category

Endocrine disruptors

Endocrine (hormone) disrupting ingredients can be found in all kinds of cosmetic, household and industrial products. They are numerous, widespread ...
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Environmental hazards category

Environmental hazards

There are many ingredients in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and household products that harm the environment. The main issue lies in harmful substances ...
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Irritants and allergens category

Irritants and allergens

Substances that cause irritation and allergies can be found in all types of beauty, personal care and household products. Most ...
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Organ system toxicants category

Organ system toxicants

Some ingredients in beauty, personal care and household products are known to be harmful to human organs, thus causing organ ...
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Reproductive toxicants category

Reproductive toxicants

Reproductive toxicity means that one or many chemical substances interfere with the normal human reproductive system. Some medicines, cosmetics and ...
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Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) category

Substances of Very High Concern

As of 2006, the European Union has a chemical regulation called REACH which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction ...
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