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AVOIDVanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); 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, 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: 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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Purified Water, White Petrolatum, Sorbitol Solution, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Ceteareth-20, Simethicone, Glyceryl Monostearate, Polyethylene Glycol Monostearate, Sorbic Acid.
No — every ingredient in Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Microbeads / Microplastics, PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) are banned or restricted in other regions: Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)).
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. 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.
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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