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Better Than Sex Mascara — 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 · 31 ingredients analyzed

Driven by PhenoxyethanolEU CLP Eye Dam. 1

Risk categories found

Allergy risk1 ingredient · max 3/10Irritation4 ingredients · max 3/10Environmental impact1 ingredient · max 3/10

Flagged ingredients (7)

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

Propylene Glycol

humectant · solvent

Severity 3/10Editorial
Sensitive skin: Use with cautionEczema-prone: High caution
  • Allergy risk:American Contact Dermatitis Society Allergen of the Year 2018.
  • Irritation:Can irritate compromised skin at higher concentrations.

A workhorse humectant and penetration enhancer that is fine for most, but a recurring culprit in eczema patients' patch tests.

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.

Ethylhexylglycerin

preservative booster · skin conditioning

Severity 2/10
  • Irritation:Documented occasional contact allergy and eye irritation.

A preservative booster often paired with phenoxyethanol; low-risk overall with rare reports of contact allergy.

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.

Disodium EDTA

chelating agent

Severity 3/10Editorial
  • Environmental impact:Poorly biodegradable; can remobilize heavy metals in waterways.

A metal-binding stabilizer that is safe on skin at the tiny amounts used; its criticism is environmental persistence.

Aminomethyl PropanolRegulatory dataIrritationEU CLP Skin Irrit. 2EU CLP Eye Irrit. 2Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin CrosspolymerRegulatory dataIrritationEU CLP Eye Irrit. 2

Pore-clogging potential (2)

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.

No concerns found (16)

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

Recognized ingredients (3)

Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.

  • Polyester-11· film forming, skin conditioning
  • Acacia Seyal Gum Extract· humectant
  • Acetyl Hexapeptide-1· skin conditioning

Not enough data (5)

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.

  • Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
  • VPIEicosene Copolymer
  • Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
  • Oleic Acid. May Contain/Peut Contenir(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77499). Black 2 (Cl 77266)
  • Uitramarines(CI 77007)

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)

Water/Aqua/Eau, Synthetic Beeswax, Paraffin, Glyceryl Stearate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Butylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Polybutene, VPIEicosene Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Polyester-11, PVP, Cellulose, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Propylene Glycol, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Dextran, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Oleic Acid. May Contain/Peut Contenir(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77499). Black 2 (Cl 77266), Uitramarines(CI 77007)

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