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AVOIDNYX Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); Propyl Paraben (EU, UK). 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: 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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Talc, Mica, Kaolin, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Polypropylene, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Nylon-12, Isopropyl Myristate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).
No — every ingredient in NYX Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Microbeads / Microplastics, Propyl Paraben are banned or restricted in other regions: Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada); Propyl Paraben (EU, UK).
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. 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.
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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