CVS Store Brand
Restricted Substances
List
The following ingredients are restricted from CVS Store Brand Baby,
Beauty and Personal Care Products. This list is updated annually, in
May.
Baby & Child Products (non-medicated products, i.e. shampoos,
lotions, wipes)
California Proposition 65 Banned Chemicals (e.g., Toluene,
ii
Styrene, Phthalates)
Formaldehyde
Dimethyl-dimethyl (DMDM) Hydantoin
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Diazolidinyl Urea
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
Formaldehyde
2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol)
and donors
Quaternium-15
Glyoxal
Polyoxymethylene Urea
5-Bromo-5-Notro-1,3 Dioxane (Bronidox)
Methenamine
Ethylparaben
Butylparaben
Methylparaben
Parabens
Propylparaben
Heptylparaben
Isobutylparaben
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)
Phthalates
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPENP)
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Multiple
50-00-0
6440-58-0
39236-46-9
78491-02-8
70161-44-3
52-51-7
4080-31-3
107-22-2
68611-64-3
30007-47-7
100-97-0
120-47-8
94-26-8
99-76-3
94-13-3
1085-12-7
4247-02-3
117-81-7
85-68-7
84-74-2
26761-40-0
84-75-3
28553-12-0
117-84-0
84-66-2
84-69-5
131-18-0
84-61-7
80-05-7
Beauty Products (i.e. make-up, hair care, skin care)
California Proposition 65 Banned Chemicals (e.g., Toluene,
ii
Styrene, Phthalates)
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)
Phthalates
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPENP)
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Polyethylene Microbeads
(≤5mm in diameter )
Multiple
117-81-7
85-68-7
84-74-2
26761-40-0
84-75-3
28553-12-0
117-84-0
84-66-2
84-69-5
131-18-0
84-61-7
80-05-7
9002-88-4
(Beauty and Personal Care products with polyethylene
microbeads)
Personal Care Products (i.e. moisturizers, sanitizers, cleansers)
California Proposition 65 Banned Chemicals (e.g., Toluene,
ii
Styrene, Phthalates)
Cloflucarban
Fluorosalan
Hexachlorophene
Hexylresorcinol
Iodophors (Iodine-containing ingredients)
i
Iodine complex (ammonium ether sulfate and
Non GRAS
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate)
Antiseptic
Iodine complex (phosphate ester of
ingredients
alkylaryloxy polyethylene glycol)
Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine
(Antiseptic
hand/body
sanitizers,
washes and
cleansers)
Poloxamer--iodine complex
Povidone-iodine
Undecoylium chloride iodine complex
Methylbenzethonium chloride
Phenol (greater than 1.5 percent or less than
1.5 percent)
Secondary amyltricresols
Sodium oxychlorosene
Multiple
369-77-7
4776-06-1
70-30-4
136-77-6
39392-86-4
Unknown
52623-95-7
11096-42-7
35860-86-7
9006-36-4
9003-11-6
106392-12-5
25655-41-8
1338-54-1
25155-18-4
108-95-2
8063-33-0
52906-84-0
Tribromsalan
Triclocarban
Triclosan
Triple dye
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)
Phthalates
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPENP)
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Polyethylene Microbeads
(≤5mm in diameter )
(Beauty and Personal Care products with polyethylene
microbeads)
87-10-5
98518-05-9
1322-38-9
101-20-2
3380-34-5
39389-84-9
92-62-6
117-81-7
85-68-7
84-74-2
26761-40-0
84-75-3
28553-12-0
117-84-0
84-66-2
84-69-5
131-18-0
84-61-7
80-05-7
9002-88-4
Food Products (i.e., snacks, bars, baby foods)
California Proposition 65 Banned Chemicals (e.g., Toluene,
ii
Styrene, Phthalates)
Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHO)
Multiple
N/A
(Artificial Trans Fat)
i
ii
GRAS = Generally Recognized as Safe
Clear and Reasonable Proposition 65 Warning Labeling is applied in instances when the chemical is being transitioned out
or there was no reasonable alternative available