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Febreze Febreeze

Good out of 100 Medium confidence
  • Ultra-processed
  • Contains fragrance
  • Contains a common skin-allergen preservative
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Why it scores 72

Febreze Febreeze scores 72 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
  2. Fragrance (parfum): A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. Regulatory
  3. Benzisothiazolinone (BIT): Isothiazolinones are a recognized cause of allergic contact dermatitis, and sensitization to newer ones such as this has been reported. Strong

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

The Receipt

Febreeze

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Ingredients

  • Fragrance (parfum)
    Regulatory A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. [1][2][3]
  • Benzisothiazolinone (BIT)
    Strong Isothiazolinones are a recognized cause of allergic contact dermatitis, and sensitization to newer ones such as this has been reported. [4]
subtotal−10

Processing

  • Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
    Strong Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. [5]
subtotal−18

Nutrition

  • Nutrition facts unavailable
    Info No nutrition facts on file, so nutrition was not scored.
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TOTAL 72Good

100 − 28 = 72

Can’t score above 79. No nutrition facts on file, so we can't confirm excellent.

GTIN 00037000962564 · 2025-10-01

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Ingredients

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

water, alcohol denat., PEG-60 hydrogenated cast, fragrances, sodium citrate, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, diethy, sodium sulfosuccinate, benzisothiazolinone, nitrogen

Packaging

O 7 other plastics

Context only: no points in v1.

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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. Isothiazolinone derivatives and allergic contact dermatitis: a review and update

    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · February 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    “Moreover, sensitization to newer and lesser known isothiazolinones has been reported.”

    doi.org

  5. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  6. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

    BMJ · Feb 28, 2024 · Peer-reviewed

    “Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”

    doi.org

  7. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

    Cell Metabolism · July 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  8. Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 of 22 July 2016 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Methylisothiazolinone in leave-on products)

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jul 22, 2016 · Law

    “this substance should therefore be banned in leave-on products.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  9. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2014 of 18 September 2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone)

    European Union (Official Journal) · Sep 18, 2014 · Law

    “up to a maximum authorised concentration of 0,0015 % in rinse-off cosmetic products, apart from its skin sensitising potential.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  10. Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1224 of 6 July 2017 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Methylisothiazolinone in rinse-off products)

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jul 6, 2017 · Law

    “a concentration up to 0,0015 % (15 ppm) Methylisothiazolinone is considered safe for the consumer from the point of view of induction of contact allergy.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu