Dark Passion Shower Gel

The base most products are built on. It carries the other ingredients and has no safety concern.

A common foaming cleanser, milder than SLS. Fine for most people in a rinse-off product.

Ordinary salt, used in surfactant-based products like shampoos and body washes to adjust viscosity by interacting with the surfactant micelles. It has no meaningful toxicity concern at cosmetic use levels; the main practical downside is that too much can make a formula feel less mild.

A coconut-derived amphoteric surfactant used to boost foam and mildness in cleansers and shampoos. CIR has reviewed it as safe as used, but it is one of the more established contact-allergy triggers in personal care, usually traced to manufacturing impurities such as amidoamine and dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) rather than the betaine itself. People with a history of eyelid or scalp dermatitis are more likely to react.

An undisclosed scent blend that can contain dozens of components. The single most common cause of cosmetic contact allergy, and the blend is not itemized, so you cannot see what is in it.

A non-ionic emulsifier and surfactant derived from coconut oil and glycerin. Used in leave-on and rinse-off products to stabilize formulations and aid in cleansing.

A gentle, PEG-based emulsifier and solubilizer that blends sugar and fatty acid derivatives for stable formula incorporation. PEG compounds in cosmetics are non-penetrating and rinse cleanly from the skin.

Used in tiny amounts to set a product to skin-friendly pH. No concern at those levels.

A strong alkali used in tiny amounts to adjust the pH of cosmetics to safe, skin-friendly levels. At the pH found in finished products, sodium hydroxide is neutralized and well tolerated.

A citrus-scented fragrance component. Fine for most, but it oxidizes over time into a known contact allergen, so it must be labelled in the EU.

An ester component found in lavender and other botanical fragrances. It is one of the EU's named fragrance allergens due to documented contact sensitization in dermatitis patients, particularly after oxidation and degradation of the parent materials over time.

The sodium salt of benzoic acid, used as a preservative in both foods and cosmetics. Decades of safety review support its use at typical cosmetic concentrations, with mild irritation the main reported issue in sensitive skin.

An FDA-approved synthetic colorant used in cosmetics to create red shades. Dye sensitivity can occur in sensitive individuals, though it is uncommon. Generally well tolerated at regulated cosmetic levels.

An FDA-approved synthetic colorant used in cosmetics to impart a blue hue. Blue dye sensitivity is rare but documented in a small subset of individuals. Generally well tolerated at regulated cosmetic levels.