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AVOIDNYX Butter Gloss Lip Gloss is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 3 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Microcrystalline Wax (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)
The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food.
Banned or restricted in: EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)
Southampton Six colour (tartrazine, E102): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
In the EU/UK, E905 is permitted only as a surface-treatment/glazing agent for specified products (certain confectionery, chewing gum, and named fruits); US (21 CFR 172.886) allows broader food uses.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Polybutene, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Microcrystalline Wax, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Flavor (Aroma), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica, Red 27 (CI 45410), Red 21 (CI 45380), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).
No — every ingredient in NYX Butter Gloss Lip Gloss is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 5, Microcrystalline Wax are banned or restricted in other regions: Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Microcrystalline Wax (EU, UK).
Titanium Dioxide: The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food. Yellow 5: Southampton Six colour (tartrazine, E102): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'. Microcrystalline Wax: In the EU/UK, E905 is permitted only as a surface-treatment/glazing agent for specified products (certain confectionery, chewing gum, and named fruits); US (21 CFR 172.886) allows broader food uses.
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.
Comparable products without the flagged ingredients include Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter (Kerrygold), Organic Valley Cultured Pasture Butter (Organic Valley), Vital Farms Pasture-Raised Butter (Vital Farms). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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