Our Dirty List is where we share the health-harming ingredients we will never use in our formulations.

At XOTIQ we're committed to a health and safety standard. We align our safety standards with the best in the world, avoiding all chemicals banned or restricted in beauty and personal care products by the USA & European Union, plus additional chemicals our compliance and safety team has found to be of concern. Learn more about the ingredients we never use and why below.

  • Aluminum or aluminum compounds
  • Benzalkonium chloride
  • Benzene
  • Benzophenone and related products
  • Butylatedhydroxy Anisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)
  • Carmine
  • Coal tar hair dyes and other coal tar ingredients
  • Ethanolamines (DEA, TEA, MEA, ETA)
  • Ethoxylated ingredients
  • Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
  • Formaldehyde (and formaldehyde releasing agents)
  • Hydroquinone
  • Lead, lead acetate and heavy metals
  • Methyl cellosolve and methoxyethanol
  • Methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone
  • Mineral Oil
  • Mica
  • Oxybenzone, avobenzone and octinoxate
  • Parabens (methyl-, isobutyl-, propyl- and others)
  • Paraffin wax
  • Petrochemicals
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • Phthalates (DBP, DEHP, DEP and others)
  • Plastic microbeads
  • Polyacrylamide and acrylamide
  • Polyethylene glycol (PEG compounds)
  • Propylene glycol
  • Resorcinol
  • Retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)
  • Silicones
  • Sodium borate and boric acid
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS and SLES)
  • Synthetic dyes and colourants
  • Synthetic parfum or fragrance
  • Synthetic preservatives
  • Talc
  • Toluene
  • Triclosan and triclocarban