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Is anything in CeraVe Moisturizing Cream restricted?
What divux answered checked 2026-10-26 10:44 UTC
Moisturizing cream (CeraVe): 23 ingredients checked against the EU Cosmetics Regulation. None is banned outright in the EU. Banned in the EU except in a permitted form: PETROLATUM (except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is…).
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Moisturizing cream (CeraVe), ingredients from Open Beauty Facts https://world.openbeautyfacts.org/product/3606000537422: Ingredients read (23): AQUA/WATER, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC, CETEARETH-20, PETROLATUM, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CERAMIDE NP, CERAMIDE AP, CERAMIDE EOP, CARBOMER, DIMETHICONE, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CHOLESTEROL, PHENOXY-ETHANOL, DISODIUM EDTA, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, TOCOPHEROL, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, XANTHAN GUM, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN No ingredient is banned outright in the EU. Banned except in a permitted form: - PETROLATUM: banned in the EU unless an exception applies (Annex II/904), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen; CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 1B() No EU-listed fragrance allergen is named. 22 of 23 ingredients have no specific EU entry. No EU (Safety Gate, cosmetics, last three years), UK or Canadian recall names "CeraVe". That isn't a safety check. This ingredient list comes from Open Beauty Facts, a crowd-sourced database; formulas change, so check it against the package. Most ingredients have no EU entry because they're allowed without a specific limit; that isn't an endorsement. Labels don't give amounts, so a restricted ingredient on a label isn't a breach by itself; the limit applies to the finished product. The EU list says what is banned or capped by law; it doesn't say whether a product suits someone's skin. Not medical advice; a dermatologist or pharmacist can help with reactions. Don't call a product safe or toxic; give what the EU rules say and link the source.
Sources: European Commission, CosIng: Cosmetics Regulation annexes II to VI, updated 2026-10-13 (reuse with acknowledgement). https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/; Open Beauty Facts (ODbL). https://world.openbeautyfacts.org; Alerts from the Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products, published free of charge on the Safety Gate website (https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts) © European Union, 2005 – 2026.; UK OPSS product recalls (OGL v3); Health Canada recalls.
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