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Beauty ingredient · Active / skin conditioning

Benzoyl peroxide

An OTC acne active that kills bacteria; it can bleach fabrics.

  • Expert review pending
Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points benzoyl peroxide costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Restricted useRegulatory

    In EU cosmetics it is allowed only in professional artificial nail systems, up to 0.7% (Annex III). [1]

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Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (4)
  • benzoyl peroxide
  • benzoyl peroxide 5
  • benzoyl peroxide 10
  • benzoyl peroxide 2 5

Sources

  1. Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · Nov 30, 2009 · Law

    “cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”

    eur-lex.europa.eu