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Unilever Original Beauty Bar
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Unilever Original Beauty Bar

Excellent out of 100 High confidence
  • Contains fragrance
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Why it scores 93

Unilever Original Beauty Bar scores 93 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Fragrance (parfum): A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. Regulatory
  2. Cocamidopropyl betaine: Rare contact allergy has been traced to manufacturing impurities (dimethylaminopropylamine, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine). Strong
  3. Titanium dioxide (cosmetic, CI 77891): California lists airborne, unbound titanium dioxide particles of respirable size under Proposition 65 (cancer, 2011), relevant to loose powders and sprays. Regulatory

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

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Original Beauty Bar

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Ingredients

  • Fragrance (parfum)
    Regulatory A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. [1][2][3]
  • Cocamidopropyl betaine
    Strong Rare contact allergy has been traced to manufacturing impurities (dimethylaminopropylamine, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine). [4]
  • Titanium dioxide (cosmetic, CI 77891)
    Regulatory California lists airborne, unbound titanium dioxide particles of respirable size under Proposition 65 (cancer, 2011), relevant to loose powders and sprays. [5]
subtotal−7
TOTAL 93Excellent

100 − 7 = 93

GTIN 00011111018723 · 2026-07-17

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

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Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

sodium lauroyl isethionate, stearic acid, lauric acid, sodium oleate, water, sodium isethionate, sodium stearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, fragrance, sodium laurate, tetrasodium etidronate, tetrasodium edta, sodium chloride, titanium dioxide

Allergens and diets

  • Palm-oil-free

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Sources

  1. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 of 26 July 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jul 26, 2023 · Law

    “when their concentration exceeds 0,001 % in leave-on products and 0,01 % in rinse-off products.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. 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

  3. Fragrances in Cosmetics

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

    fda.gov

  4. Occupational contact allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine and its impurities

    Contact Dermatitis · May 2012 · Peer-reviewed

    “Contact allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine has been attributed to its impurities dimethylaminopropylamine and cocamidopropyl dimethylamine.”

    doi.org

  5. Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity

    California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) · Jul 31, 2026 · Law

    “The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”

    oehha.ca.gov