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Arm & Hammer Essentials Rosemary Lavender
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Arm & Hammer Essentials Rosemary Lavender

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

Arm & Hammer Essentials Rosemary Lavender 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. Propylene glycol: Named Allergen of the Year 2018 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society; it can cause irritant and allergic reactions. Strong
  3. Essential oil (other): The EU requires many essential oils to be named on the label above set levels, as fragrance allergens. Regulatory

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

The Receipt

Essentials Rosemary Lavender

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Ingredients

  • Fragrance (parfum)
    Regulatory A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. [1][2][3]
  • Propylene glycol
    Strong Named Allergen of the Year 2018 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society; it can cause irritant and allergic reactions. [4]
  • Essential oil (other)
    Regulatory The EU requires many essential oils to be named on the label above set levels, as fragrance allergens. [1]
  • Lavender oil
    Regulatory Listed among the fragrance allergens that EU labels must name above 0.001% (leave-on) or 0.01% (rinse-off). [1]
subtotal−7.5
TOTAL 93Excellent

100 − 7.5 = 92.5 → 93

GTIN 00033200197935 · 2026-05-26

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

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Ingredients

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

Propylene glycol, Purified water, Sodium stearate, Sodium bicarbonate, Coriandrum sativum fruit oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil, Lavandula hybrida oil, Fragrance, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octenidine HCI, Tetrasodium EDTA, Allantoin

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. Propylene Glycol

    Dermatitis · Feb 1, 2018 · Peer-reviewed

    “Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis and systemic cutaneous reactions to PG, which has become an increasingly common ingredient, have been documented.”

    doi.org