CVS Health chemicals of concern policy
CVS Health "Store Brand Restricted Chemical List" (Cosmetic Safety Policy / BRSL, updated annually each May; edition captured 2022)
31 compiled entries · 29 banned · 2 restricted
| Ingredient | Status | Limit | Note | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| formaldehyde | Banned | — | Formaldehyde and donors category — restricted across CVS Store Brand Baby & Child, Beauty, Personal Care, and Sun Care product lines (CAS 50-00-0) — verified present in source PDF with matching CAS | Source |
| dmdm hydantoin | Banned | — | Formaldehyde donor, restricted (CAS 6440-58-0) — verified in source | Source |
| imidazolidinyl urea | Banned | — | Formaldehyde donor, restricted (CAS 39236-46-9) — verified in source | Source |
| diazolidinyl urea | Banned | — | Formaldehyde donor, restricted (CAS 78491-02-8) — verified in source | Source |
| quaternium-15 | Banned | — | Formaldehyde donor, restricted (CAS 4080-31-3) — verified in source | Source |
| methylparaben | Banned | — | Parabens category — removed from CVS Health/Beauty 360/Blade store brands (completed 2019) (CAS 99-76-3) — verified in source | Source |
| ethylparaben | Banned | — | Parabens category, restricted (CAS 120-47-8) — verified in source | Source |
| propylparaben | Banned | — | Parabens category, restricted (CAS 94-13-3) — verified in source | Source |
| butylparaben | Banned | — | Parabens category, restricted (CAS 94-26-8) — verified in source | Source |
| isobutylparaben | Banned | — | Parabens category, restricted (CAS 4247-02-3) — verified in source | Source |
| di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate | Banned | — | Phthalates category, restricted; DEHP (CAS 117-81-7) — verified in source | Source |
| benzyl butyl phthalate | Banned | — | Phthalates category, restricted; BBP (CAS 85-68-7) — verified in source | Source |
| di-n-butyl phthalate | Banned | — | Phthalates category, restricted; DBP (CAS 84-74-2) — verified in source | Source |
| diethyl phthalate | Banned | — | Phthalates category, restricted; DEP (CAS 84-66-2) — verified in source | Source |
| methylisothiazolinone | Restricted | — | MI alone capped at 100 ppm (0.01%) in leave-on or rinse-off products; cannot be combined with MCI in leave-on products (CAS 2682-20-4) — exact ppm limit verbatim-matched in source | Source |
| methylchloroisothiazolinone | Restricted | — | MCI permitted only combined with MI in rinse-off products, capped at 15 ppm (0.0015%); prohibited in leave-on products (CAS 26172-55-4) — exact ppm limit verbatim-matched in source | Source |
| triclosan | Banned | — | Non-GRAS antiseptic ingredient, restricted (CAS 3380-34-5) — verified in source | Source |
| triclocarban | Banned | — | Non-GRAS antiseptic ingredient, restricted (CAS 101-20-2) — verified in source | Source |
| butylated hydroxyanisole | Banned | — | BHA, restricted (CAS 25013-16-5) — verified in source | Source |
| butylated hydroxytoluene | Banned | — | BHT, restricted (CAS 128-37-0) — verified in source | Source |
| oxybenzone | Banned | — | Restricted specifically in the Sun Care Products category (CAS 131-57-7) — confirmed under source's own 'Suncare Products' section header | Source |
| octinoxate | Banned | — | Restricted specifically in the Sun Care Products category (CAS 5466-77-3) — confirmed under source's own 'Suncare Products' section header | Source |
| retinyl palmitate | Banned | — | Restricted specifically in the Sun Care Products category (CAS 79-81-2) — confirmed under source's own 'Suncare Products' section header | Source |
| polyethylene microbeads | Banned | — | ≤5mm diameter, restricted in Beauty and Personal Care products (CAS 9002-88-4) — verified in source | Source |
| cyclotetrasiloxane | Banned | — | D4, Siloxanes category, restricted (CAS 293-51-6) — verified in source | Source |
| cyclopentasiloxane | Banned | — | D5, Siloxanes category, restricted (CAS 541-02-6) — verified in source | Source |
| triethanolamine | Banned | — | Ethanolamines (ETH) category, restricted (CAS 102-71-6) — verified in source | Source |
| mercury | Banned | — | SKIN category, restricted (CAS 7439-97-6) — verified in source | Source |
| perfluorooctanoic acid | Banned | — | PFOA, PFAS category, restricted (CAS 335-67-1) — verified in source | Source |
| perfluorooctanesulfonic acid | Banned | — | PFOS, PFAS category, restricted (CAS 1763-23-1) — verified in source | Source |
| glyphosate | Banned | — | Restricted in the Household Products category (pesticides/cleaners) (CAS 1071-83-6) — confirmed under source's own 'Household Products' section header | Source |
2026-07-21 · Compiled from cited primary sources. Informational only — not legal advice.
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