The following ingredients and scents are prohibited from the skin health program (as they may cause harmful or allergic reactions):

  • Azelaic acid and its salts
  • Alpha-Bisabolol
  • Balsam of Peru (Myroxylon Preirea) (Balsamum Peruvianim)
  • Calendula (Calendula Officinale)
  • Chamomile (Matricaria Chamomilla) (Matricaria Recutita)
  • Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum Morifolium)
  • Cinnamic alcohol
  • Cinnamic aldehyde
  • Citral
  • Citronellol
  • Coal tar dyes
  • Colophonium (rosin)
  • Glyceryl Hydrogenated Rosinate
  • Coumarin
  • Dandelion (Taraxacum Albidum)
  • DEA-related ingredients (not accepted in topical products/accepted in rinse-off products)
    • Triethanolamine (TEA) will be accepted in leave-on products at up to 1% concentration
  • Dibutyl phthalate
  • Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus Globulus)
  • Eugenol
  • Ethylhexyl Ethylhexanoate
  • Farnesol
  • Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, such as:
    • Bronopol
    • DMDM Hydantoin
    • Diazolidinyl urea
    • Imidazolidinyl urea
    • Quaternium 15
  • Fragrance/Parfum
  • Frankincense (Boswellia Sacra)
  • Geraniol
  • Hexyl cinnamic aldehyde
  • Hydroxycitronell
  • Iodopropynyl Butyl Carbamate (IPBC)
  • Isoeugenol
  • Jasmine (Jasminum Officinale)
  • Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia)
  • Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Lyral
  • Marigold (Tagetes Apetala)
  • Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia) (Camilla Sinesis)
  • Methylchloroisothiazolinone
  • Methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI)
  • Oak moss absolute (Evernia Prunastri)
  • Paraphenylenediamine and derivatives
  • Peroxide and peroxide-generating compounds
  • P-Hydroxyanisole
  • Propolis
  • Sandalwood oil (Santalum Album)
  • Sunflower plant (Sunflower oil is permitted) (Helianthus Annuus)
  • Tricolosan
  • Ylang ylang oil (Cananga Odorata)