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AVOIDNeutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula) (EU (restricted / prohibited with nitrosating agents)); Triethanolamine (EU). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
A formaldehyde-releasing preservative permitted in EU cosmetics only up to 0.6% (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex V), with a mandatory 'releases formaldehyde' warning above 0.001% released formaldehyde per Regulation (EU) 2022/1181.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK, Canada, US (2015 Act - rinse-off only)
EU Regulation 2023/2055 (amending REACH Annex XVII) restricts intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles, banning them in rinse-off cosmetics from Oct 2023. UK (2018) and Canada (2018) ban microbeads in rinse-off products; the US Microbead-Free Waters Act 2015 covers rinse-off only.
Banned or restricted in: EU (restricted / prohibited with nitrosating agents)
EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III restricts dialkanolamides and alkanolamines (max secondary-amine content, no use with nitrosating agents, nitrosamine cap), and Annex II prohibits N-nitroso compounds outright. The US has no equivalent restriction.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cocamide MEA, Sodium Chloride, Triethanolamine, Polyethylene, Carbomer, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Methylparaben.
No — every ingredient in Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser is currently legal to sell in the US. However, DMDM Hydantoin, Microbeads / Microplastics, Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula), Triethanolamine are banned or restricted in other regions: DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula) (EU (restricted / prohibited with nitrosating agents)); Triethanolamine (EU).
DMDM Hydantoin: A formaldehyde-releasing preservative permitted in EU cosmetics only up to 0.6% (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex V), with a mandatory 'releases formaldehyde' warning above 0.001% released formaldehyde per Regulation (EU) 2022/1181. Microbeads / Microplastics: EU Regulation 2023/2055 (amending REACH Annex XVII) restricts intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles, banning them in rinse-off cosmetics from Oct 2023. UK (2018) and Canada (2018) ban microbeads in rinse-off products; the US Microbead-Free Waters Act 2015 covers rinse-off only. Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula): EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III restricts dialkanolamides and alkanolamines (max secondary-amine content, no use with nitrosating agents, nitrosamine cap), and Annex II prohibits N-nitroso compounds outright. The US has no equivalent restriction. Triethanolamine: The EU restricts triethanolamine in cosmetics (max 2.5% in leave-on products, nitrosamine controls) under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (entry 62); the US does not cap its cosmetic use.
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Banned or restricted in: EU
The EU restricts triethanolamine in cosmetics (max 2.5% in leave-on products, nitrosamine controls) under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (entry 62); the US does not cap its cosmetic use.