Douglas (EU) clean beauty criteria
Douglas Clean Beauty Q&A (douglas.de, retailer's own published standard)
13 compiled entries · 12 banned · 1 restricted
| Ingredient | Status | Limit | Note | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| methicone | Banned | — | Douglas Clean Beauty label: products carrying the seal must be free of Silikone (silicones); matched on the -methicone INCI stem (dimethicone, amodimethicone, phenyl trimethicone) because no common silicone INCI contains the literal string "silicone". Corroborated by Douglas's own program description and independent secondary coverage of the Clean Beauty Q&A. | Source |
| siloxane | Banned | — | Douglas Clean Beauty label: silicone exclusion, matched on the -siloxane INCI stem (cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane) which the -methicone stem does not cover. | Source |
| peg- | Banned | — | Excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products (PEGs / Polyethylenglykole); matched on the PEG- INCI prefix due to ethylene oxide starting-material concerns. Confirmed via secondary sources describing the Douglas Clean Beauty exclusion list. | Source |
| synthetic fragrance (parfum) | Restricted | — | Synthetische Duftstoffe permitted only below roughly 1% in Clean Beauty-labeled make-up and skincare products. The <1% threshold is independently corroborated. | Source |
| paraben | Banned | — | Parabens (Parabene) as a class excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. Confirmed in the program's published exclusion list. | Source |
| methylparaben | Banned | — | Paraben — excluded under the Clean Beauty seal's paraben class ban. Methylparaben is an unambiguous member of the confirmed banned class; not separately/literally named by Douglas. | Source |
| phthalate | Banned | — | Phtalate excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. Confirmed in the program's published exclusion list. | Source |
| oxybenzone | Banned | — | Oxybenzone named explicitly as an excluded UV filter under Clean Beauty. Confirmed via secondary coverage of the program criteria. | Source |
| sodium lauryl sulfate | Banned | — | Aggressive sulfate (aggressive Sulfate) — excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. SLS is an unambiguous member of the confirmed banned 'harsh sulfates' class; not separately/literally named by Douglas. | Source |
| sodium laureth sulfate | Banned | — | Aggressive sulfate — excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. SLES is an unambiguous member of the confirmed banned 'harsh sulfates' class; not separately/literally named by Douglas. | Source |
| triethanolamine | Banned | — | Ethanolamine (Ethanolamine class, e.g. TEA/DEA/MEA) excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. Confirmed class exclusion; TEA is an unambiguous class member. | Source |
| mineral oil | Banned | — | Mineralöl excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. Confirmed in the program's published exclusion list. | Source |
| formaldehyde | Banned | — | Formaldehyde excluded from Clean Beauty-labeled products. Confirmed in the program's published exclusion list. | Source |
2026-07-21 · Compiled from cited primary sources. Informational only — not legal advice.
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