"Clean at Sephora" products adhere to a specific set of ingredient standards that exclude certain substances. To provide you with accurate and up-to-date information, we maintain a comprehensive list of these excluded ingredients. While minimal trace amounts are allowed, the overall formulation must align with our guidelines.
You can find the complete list of ingredients that "Clean at Sephora” products are formulated without below.
| Timeline: | Ingredient: | Requirements: | Ingredient Names (non-exhaustive): |
| Clean V3: March 31 2022 | Acetaldehyde | Prohibited | |
| Acetonitrile | Prohibited | ||
| Acetone | Prohibited | ||
| Acrylamide & Polyacrylamide | Restricted. Must meet impurity limits as defined by EU regulation in Annex 111/66 as follows: a) Body products without rinsing => Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.1 mg/kg b) Other products => Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.5 mg/kg |
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| Acrylates | Prohibited | Ethyl acrylate Ethyl methacrylate Butyl methacrylate Methyl methacrylate Hydroxypropyl methacrylate Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate |
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| Acrylates | Restricted. Impurity limit recommendations should be the following: < 250ppm acrylic acid < 150ppm methylmethacrylate < 250 ppm in total monomers |
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| Aluminum Salts | Prohibited. Only soluble salts. | Aluminum chloride Aluminum chlorohydrate Aluminum chlorohydrex Aluminum dichlorohydrate Aluminum sesquichlorohydrate Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex gly Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex gly Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrex gly tot |
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| Benzophenones and related compounds | Prohibited | Benzophenone Benzophenone-1 Benzophenone-10 Benzophenone-11 Benzophenone-12 Benzophenone-2 Benzophenone-3 (Oxybenzone) Benzophenone-4 Benzophenone-5 Benzophenone-6 Benzophenone-7 Benzophenone-8 Benzophenone-9 Methyl Benzophenone Stearaminocarbonyl Benzophenone-4 Trimethylbenzophenone VA/Crotonates/Methacryloxybenzophenone-1 Copolymer |
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| Benzalkonium chloride | Restricted to 0.1% or less of total formula | ||
| Bisphenol A (BPA) | Prohibited | ||
| Butoxyethanol | Prohibited | ||
| Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) | Prohibited | ||
| Coal Tar | Prohibited | Coal tar Naphtha Multiple High solvent naphtha Naphtha distillate Tar |
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| Ethanolamines | Prohibited | Diethanolamine (DEA) Ethanolamine (ETA) Monoethanolamine (MEA) Triethanolamine (TEA) |
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| Ethylene Oxide | Prohibited. Max limit is less than 2 ppm for lip products and less then 7 ppm for all other products. | ||
| Formaldehyde | Prohibited | ||
| Formaldehyde Releasing Agents | 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane Benzylhemiformal Diazolidinyl urea Dmdm hydantoin Formaldehyde Imidazolidinyl urea Methenamine Quaternium-15 Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate Methanediol (methylene glycol) Glyoxal |
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| Hydroquinone | Prohibited | ||
| Lead and Lead Acetate | Prohibited. Max limits in total formula must be less than 0.5ppm for lip products, 10ppm for all other products. | ||
| Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol) | Prohibited. Max limit in total formula must be less than 1ppm. | ||
| Methoxyethanol or Methyl Cellosolve | Prohibited | ||
| Methylene chloride | Prohibited | ||
| Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone | Prohibited | ||
| Parabens | Prohibited | ||
| Phenoxyethanol | Restricted: Must be 1% or less of total formula | ||
| Phthalates | Prohibited | ||
| Resorcinol | Prohibited | ||
| Retinyl Palmitate | Prohibited | ||
| Styrene | Prohibited | ||
| Sulfates | Prohibited | Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) |
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| Talc | Restricted: Only talc with no detection of asbestos according to the raw material specification can be used | ||
| Toluene | Prohibited | ||
| Triclosan and Triclocarban | Prohibited | ||
| Synthetic Fragrance | Restricted: Synthetic fragrance is restricted and only allowed providing it meets the full Clean list requirements and is under 1% of the total formula in skincare, bodycare, makeup, and hair products. | ||
| 1,4 Dioxane | Prohibited. Max limit in final formulas: - 10 ppm or less for rinse off products (products meant to be rinsed off, wiped off or removed) - 3 ppm or less for leave on products (products that are meant to remain on the skin) |
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| Octinoxate | Prohibited | Octinoxate Octyl methoxycinnamate Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate |
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| PFAS compounds | Prohibited | PFASs or PFCs, “perfluor” or “polyfluor” in the ingredient name (e.g. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), polytetrafluorothylene (PTFE) | |
| Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks | Prohibited | Musk ketone Hexamethylindanopyran Acetyl Hexamethyl Tetralin Acetyl Hexamethyl Indan |
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| Cyclic Silicones | Prohibited: Cannot be used. Max limit <0.1% as technically unavoidable impurity only (cannot be intentionally added). | Cyclotetrasiloxane or D4 Cyclopentasiloxane or D5 Cyclohexasiloxane or D6 Cyclomethicone |
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| Clean V4: April 2024 | EDTA and derivatives | Prohibited | EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Disodium EDTA Calcium Disodium EDTA Tetrasodium EDTA Trisodium EDTA |
| Benzene | Prohibited: Cannot be used. Maximum threshold at 1mg/kg i.e. 0.001% | ||
| Octocrylene | Prohibited | ||
| Other heavy metals | Restricted: Impurity limits as follows: Arsenic 47 ppm or mg/kg Cadmium 17 ppm or mg/kg Chromium VI (not total Chromium) 8 ppm or mg/kg |
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| Fragrance | Restricted: All fragrances need to meet the requirements of the full Clean list. This includes parfum/perfume products, as well as "fragrance" or "parfum" listed as an ingredient on any other products type. All fragrance allergens are required to be listed according to EU regulation. Brands are also required to follow the International Fragrance Research Association (IFRA) standards. Brands are also highly encouraged to disclose all fragrance ingredients down to 100ppm. |
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| Nanomaterials | Restricted: Limited usage and requirements for nanomaterials as listed in the Annex of cosmetic European regulation 1223/2009 including: Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol : Annex VI/23a : max 10% Titanium Dioxide : Annex VI/27a (UV filter) : max 25% Tris-biphenyl triazine : Annex VI/29 : max 10% Zinc Oxide : Annex VI/30a (UV filter) : max 25% Carbon Black - Annex IV/126 : max 10% |
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| Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) | Prohibited. Cannot be used. Max limit <0.1% as an incidental in the final formula only (cannot be intentionally added). | ||
| Carbon Black or Black 2 (nanomaterial) | Restricted: See requirements under nanomaterials. | ||
| Mineral Oil and derivatives | Prohibited | Mineral Oil Hydrogenated Mineral Oil Petrolatum Paraffin |
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