Ceteareth-20
emulsifier
- Irritation:Can enhance penetration of other ingredients; avoid on broken skin.
A common emulsifier; CIR advises against use on damaged skin because it can carry other ingredients deeper.

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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.
Moderate concern
Contains ingredients worth knowing about. Review the flags below against your skin's needs.
Concern score 59/100 · 23 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Ceteareth-20 (Caredermis editorial assessment)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
emulsifier
A common emulsifier; CIR advises against use on damaged skin because it can carry other ingredients deeper.
Ingredients rated likely to clog pores — relevant if your skin is acne-prone. This is a separate indicator and is not part of the safety score.
Indicative Fulton-scale ratings from published dermatology references — not a regulator classification; individual reactions vary.
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
Color Index (CI) pigments and dyes, regulated as EU permitted colorants (Annex IV).
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
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.
Same category, better ingredient safety score than this product — somewhere to look next if this one raised concerns.
aqua, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, PEG-20 stearate, citric acid, ceteareth-20, formic acid laurylpyridinium chloride, methyl paraben, CI48013, basic blue k, CI48056, CI51004, CI 42000, CI42535, diazacianine, CI48054, CI44045, CI48016, CI11085, CI21010, CI42510, acetic acid, ethylene glycol