We do not accept personal care products with the following ingredients:

  • 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1(and) 3-Diol

A

  • Acetone
  • Alcloxa
  • Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate
  • Aluminum Chlorohydrate
  • Ammonia
  • Ammonium Xylene Sulfonate

B

  • Benzalkonium Chloride
  • Benzethonium Chloride
  • Benzocaine
  • Benzophenone-3
  • BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
  • BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) Butoxyethanol

C

  • CBD
  • Chlorphenesin
  • Cloflucarban
  • Cocamide DEA
  • Coal tar
  • Copper Disodium EDTA

D

  • Diazolidinyl Urea
  • Diethanolamine (DEA)
  • Dimethyl phenylbutanol
  • Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
  • Disodium EDTA
  • DMDM Hydantoin

E

  • EDTA
  • Emu Oil
  • Equine Oil

F

  • Fluorosalan
  • Formaldehyde

H

  • Hexachlorophene
  • Hexylresorcinol
  • Hydroquinone

I

  • Imidazolidinyl Urea
  • Iodine complex with ammonium ether sulfate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate
  • Iodine complex with phosphate ester of alkylaryloxy polyethylene glycol
  • Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
  • Isododecane
  • Isoeicosane

L

  • Lead acetate
  • Lidocaine

M

  • Melanin
  • Methyl Nicotinate
  • Methylbenzethonium chloride
  • Methylchloroisothiazolinone
  • Methylene bis-benzotriazoyl tetramethylbutylphenol
  • Methylene glycol
  • Methylisothiazolinone
  • Microbeads
  • Myristamide DEA

N

  • Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine

O

  • Oleamide DEA
  • Oxybenzone

P

  • Perfluoroisohexane
  • Perfluorodecalin
  • Phenol
  • Phenylethyl resorcinol
  • Phthalates
  • Picaridin
  • Poloxamer—iodine complex
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • Polyimide-1
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate
  • Polyperfluoroethoxymethoxy Difluoroethyl Peg Phosphate
  • Polypropylene
  • Povidone-iodine
  • PTFE

Q

  • Quaternium 15

S

  • Secondary amyltricresols
  • Sh-oligopeptide-1
  • Silver Citrate
  • Sodium Bisulfite
  • Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
  • Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
  • Sodium Oxychlorosene
  • Sodium xylene sulfonate
  • Soyamide DEA
  • Synthetic Fluorphlogopite

T

  • TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
  • Tetrasodium EDTA
  • Tetrasodium Etidronate
  • Toluene
  • Tribromsalan
  • Triclocarban
  • Triclosan
  • Triple dye
  • Trisodium EDTA

U

  • Undecoylium chloride iodine complex

V

  • Vanillyl Butyl Ether

NOTES:

This list is ever growing as more research on skincare is conducted. However, there are no mandatory government (Kenya) standards for natural or organic label claims on body care products. We at Fava Herb will ensure that we stock products that are in line with our standards. The change starts with you. Demand better from suppliers.Â