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AVOIDAxe Phoenix Body Wash is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Methylchloroisothiazolinone (EU, UK); Methylisothiazolinone (EU, UK); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)); Sodium Benzoate (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
The MCI/MI mixture (Kathon CG) is banned from leave-on EU cosmetics and capped at 0.0015% in rinse-off products under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2014 (Annex V); it is a strong contact sensitiser.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Banned from leave-on EU cosmetics by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 and capped at 0.0015% in rinse-off products by Regulation (EU) 2017/1224; a leading contact allergen.
Banned or restricted in: New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)
PEGs themselves are not banned; the concern is 1,4-dioxane contamination. New York (ECL Art. 35/37) caps 1,4-dioxane at 1 ppm in personal-care products (Dec 31 2023) and 10 ppm in cosmetics (Dec 31 2022). The EU prohibits 1,4-dioxane (1223/2009 Annex II), tolerating only trace levels.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Fragrance (Parfum), Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone.
No — every ingredient in Axe Phoenix Body Wash is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk), Sodium Benzoate are banned or restricted in other regions: Methylchloroisothiazolinone (EU, UK); Methylisothiazolinone (EU, UK); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)); Sodium Benzoate (EU, UK).
Methylchloroisothiazolinone: The MCI/MI mixture (Kathon CG) is banned from leave-on EU cosmetics and capped at 0.0015% in rinse-off products under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2014 (Annex V); it is a strong contact sensitiser. Methylisothiazolinone: Banned from leave-on EU cosmetics by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 and capped at 0.0015% in rinse-off products by Regulation (EU) 2017/1224; a leading contact allergen. PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk): PEGs themselves are not banned; the concern is 1,4-dioxane contamination. New York (ECL Art. 35/37) caps 1,4-dioxane at 1 ppm in personal-care products (Dec 31 2023) and 10 ppm in cosmetics (Dec 31 2022). The EU prohibits 1,4-dioxane (1223/2009 Annex II), tolerating only trace levels. Sodium Benzoate: EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 permits sodium benzoate (E211) only in specified food categories at maximum levels and not in foods for infants/young children; benzene can form when benzoates and ascorbic acid co-occur.
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Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 permits sodium benzoate (E211) only in specified food categories at maximum levels and not in foods for infants/young children; benzene can form when benzoates and ascorbic acid co-occur.