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AVOIDEssie Nail Polish Ballet Slippers is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Formaldehyde (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Free formaldehyde is banned as a cosmetic ingredient in the EU (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex II, entry 1577; in force since 2019); it is a recognised carcinogen still found in some US nail and hair products.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Silica, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Benzophenone-1, Etocrylene.
No — every ingredient in Essie Nail Polish Ballet Slippers is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Formaldehyde is banned or restricted in other regions: Formaldehyde (EU, UK).
Formaldehyde: Free formaldehyde is banned as a cosmetic ingredient in the EU (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex II, entry 1577; in force since 2019); it is a recognised carcinogen still found in some US nail and hair products.
BannedPantry checks each labeled ingredient against food and cosmetic safety standards from the EU, UK, Canada, Japan, and California, with a citation for every flag. AVOID means at least one labeled ingredient is banned or restricted by a major overseas regulator, or is high-severity under our methodology. Ratings are never influenced by brands.
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