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CAUTIONNivea Soft Moisturizing Crème is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Propyl Paraben (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Propylparaben (E216) and its sodium salt (E217) were removed as permitted EU food additives (Directive 2006/52/EC) over endocrine concerns and no group ADI could be set; in cosmetics its use is capped (Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014). The US still permits food use.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Water, Mineral Oil, Glycerin, Lanolin Alcohol, Paraffin, Panthenol, Magnolia Alba Bark Extract, Octyldodecanol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Aluminum Stearate, Citric Acid, Methylparaben, Propylparaben.
No — every ingredient in Nivea Soft Moisturizing Crème is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Propyl Paraben is banned or restricted in other regions: Propyl Paraben (EU, UK).
Propyl Paraben: Propylparaben (E216) and its sodium salt (E217) were removed as permitted EU food additives (Directive 2006/52/EC) over endocrine concerns and no group ADI could be set; in cosmetics its use is capped (Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014). The US still permits food use.
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