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AVOIDSuave Professionals Smoothing Shampoo is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 3 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula) (EU (restricted / prohibited with nitrosating agents)); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)). 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 (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.
Banned or restricted in: New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol, Glycol Distearate, Fragrance (Parfum), Sodium Chloride, Polyquaternium-10, Cocamide MEA, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin.
No — every ingredient in Suave Professionals Smoothing Shampoo is currently legal to sell in the US. However, DMDM Hydantoin, Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula), PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) are banned or restricted in other regions: DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); Nitrosamine Precursors (DEA/MEA/TEA in formula) (EU (restricted / prohibited with nitrosating agents)); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)).
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. 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. 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.
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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.