No No List

At Kalahari Health Co., we've committed to a health and safety standard that goes well beyond what is legally required to ensure the safety of our products and the health of our clients. The ‘No-No’ List™  is made up of some of the most questionable or harmful chemicals that we never use or use strictly to restricted guidelines as ingredients in our products. The list adheres to all the chemicals banned or restricted in personal care products by the European Union, plus additional chemicals screened by Kalahari that we found could be of concern as a result of long term exposure.

While all of our ingredients are sourced with a higher standard of safety and quality in mind, it is well recognised — and accepted by regulatory authorities around the world — that incidental, trace levels of a chemical may inadvertently be introduced in a cosmetic product due to the complexities of the supply chain and manufacturing process. At Kalahari, we recognise this and therefore work closely with our supply partners to minimise the potential that a product may
contain trace levels of a chemical from our ‘No-No’ List™.

These are the ingredients we’ve pledged to formulate without.

Benzalkonium Chloride Butylatedhydroxy Anisole and Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Coal tar hair dyes and other coal tar ingredients
Parabens - Ethyl paraben, Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Isopropylparaben, others-paraben-terminated compounds
Formaldehyde (E240) - quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3 diol (Bronopol) Formaldehyde, Quaternium-15, DMDM Hydantoin, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Diazolidinyl Urea, Polyoxymethylene Urea, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol (Bromopol),
Glyoxal, Benzylhemiformal, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro 1,3-Dioxane, Methenamine
Phthalates - dibutyl phthalate (DBP), DEP, Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and others.

Phenoxyethanol - Phenoxyethanol, 2-Phenoxyethanol, Euxyl K® 400 (mixture of Phenoxyethanol and 1,2- dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane), and PhE
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG compounds and chemicals and including “xynol”, “ceteareth”, and “oleth” PEG, PPG, Polysorbate – (20, 30, 80, etc.), E490) - ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane Retinyl palamitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)
Sulfates - Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Quaternium + Number or Polyquaternium - Benzalkonium chloride, Benzethonium Chloride, Quaternium-15, Centrimonium Bromide, Polyquaternium and number (e.g., Polyquaternium-7). Nitrosamines - iethanolamine (DEA), Triethanolamine (TEA) Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or Tetrasodium EDTA Synthetic flavour or Fragrance Triclosan & Triclocarban
BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene – E321) and BTA (butylated hydroxyanisole (BTA – E320).

Mineral Oils - Petrolatum, Petroleum Jelly, Paraffin Oil, Mineral Oil, White Petrolatum, Petrolem. Oil, Paraffinium

Octinoxate - o methoxycinnamate (OMC), parsol, parsol MCX, parsol MOX, escalol, 2-ethylhexyl pmethoxycinnamate

STYRENE ACRYLATES COPOLYMER - Styrene/acrylates copolymer, styrene butadiene copolymer, polystyrene, styrene copolymer, styrene resin, ethylbenzene, and vinylbenzene.
PABA - OD-PABA, padimate O, 4-aminobenzoic acid, para-aminobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, Et-PABA, 2-ethylhexyl ester, p-carboxyaniline
P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE - p-phenylenediamine, para-phenylenediamine, 4-aminoaniline; 1,4-benzenediamine; p-diaminobenzene; 1,4-diaminobenzene; 1,4-phenylene diamine

Silicones - Cone-Compound Compounds: Dimethicone, Methicone, Trimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Amodimethicone, Trimethylsilylamodimethicone

Siloxane – Compound Compounds: Cyclopentasiloxane,

Polydimethylsiloxane Conol – Compound Compounds: Dimethiconol preservatives Ethanolamines (MEA/DEA/TEA) Methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil Nonoxynols
Oxybenzone Talc Acetates Acrylic Acid Alcohol

Aluminum
Animal Fats, Oils & Musks
Benzalkonium Chloride
Benzyl Alcohol
Boric Acid
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Butylene Glycol (Use Pentalyne Instead)
Coal Tar
Carbon black
Diazolidinyl Urea
Diethanolamine (DEA)
Ethanolamines
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde releasers
Hydroquinone
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate
Homosalate
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Lanolin
Limonene
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Methylmethacrylate
Mineral Oil
Mythylisothiazolinone
Nonoxynol
Octinoxate
Oxybenzone
PFAs and PFCs
Parabens
Paraffins
Petrolatum
Phenol
Phthalates
Propyl Acetate
Quaternium
Resorcinol
Retinyl Palmitate and Retinol
Retinyl acetate
SLS and SLES
Sulfate
Synthetic Fragrances
Synthetic Dye
Talc
Teflon
Toulene
Triclosan
Triethanolamine
Triphenyl Phosphate
Animal Testing on Finished Goods