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Nivea Baby pure & sensitive

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Baby pure & sensitive — ingredient safety report

Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.

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Low concern

No strongly flagged ingredients in our database. As always, individual sensitivities vary.

Concern score 25/100 · 8 ingredients analyzed

Driven by MethylisothiazolinoneEU CLP Skin Sens. 1A, EU CLP Skin Corr. 1B, EU CLP Eye Dam. 1

Risk categories found

Allergy risk1 ingredient · max 8/10Irritation3 ingredients · max 5/10

Flagged ingredients (3)

Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.

Severity 8/10
Sensitive skin: Best avoidedPregnancy: Use with cautionBabies & kids: Best avoidedEczema-prone: Best avoided
  • Allergy risk:Caused an epidemic of contact allergy; banned in EU leave-on products.
  • Irritation:Irritating even in people without allergy.

A preservative behind one of the largest contact-allergy epidemics in cosmetic history. The EU banned it from leave-on products and restricts it in rinse-off products to 15 ppm.

Phenoxyethanol

preservative

Severity 3/10
Babies & kids: Use with caution
  • Irritation:Occasional stinging and irritation, mostly around eyes and on damaged skin.

Today's most common preservative, considered safe by the SCCS up to 1%. French authorities advise avoiding it in wipes and diaper-area products for children under 3 as a precaution.

Potassium Sorbate

preservative

Severity 2/10
  • Irritation:Occasional transient stinging or redness on sensitive skin.

A mild food-grade preservative usually paired with sodium benzoate; well tolerated by most skin types.

No concerns found (5)

Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.

This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.

Full ingredient list (as analyzed)

Aqua, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, methylisothiazolinone

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