Murad
Murad Environmental Shield Essential-C Toner
Multiple regulatory or evidence-based flags. We’d skip this.
- Safety2
- Ethics70
- Personal Fit
Public score based on Safety and Ethics. We are still collecting evidence for Value on this product, so that pillar is left off for now.
This is the public anonymous score. Personal Fit is calculated after you add it to your shelf. Extended analysis blends imported data with our review prompts and is checked before it appears.
Multiple regulatory or evidence-based flags. We’d skip this.
Ingredients tracked
53
Flagged ingredients
5
Category
moisturizer
Safety
2
- BENZYL ALCOHOL is a known contact allergen.-5
- PHENOXYETHANOL has an SCCS safety opinion with noted concerns.-3
- LIMONENE is a known contact allergen.-5
- FORMALDEHYDE is banned in the EU.-60
Ethics
70
- Murad is known for its cruelty-free status and has made some sustainability commitments, but lacks third-party certifications and has faced scrutiny regarding its parent company's practices. Overall, it demonstrates above-average ethical standing.
Value
Pending evidence. We'll update this once we have data to grade.
Our analysis
Contains potential irritants such as alcohol and fragrance, which may affect sensitive skin.
Review confidence: 85%
Our analysis combines imported ingredient, regulatory, certification, and retailer data with prompt-based review. Some passages use generative models and are checked before publishing. How we analyze products
Likely benefits
- Contains humectants like butylene glycol and sodium PCA that help retain moisture.
- Includes vitamin C derivatives like ascorbyl palmitate that may provide antioxidant benefits.
Routine notes
- Best used in the morning for antioxidant protection against environmental stressors.
Claims to treat carefully
Nothing flagged here yet.
INCI-ordered, the way regulators print it. Earlier ingredients usually appear at higher concentration.
Sourced from the brand's own published ingredient list.
5 ingredients are flagged below.
butylene glycol
hamamelis virginiana water
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract
citrus aurantium amara flower extract
echinacea purpurea extract
rice amino acids
serine
alanine
glycine
urea
yeast amino acids
inositol
taurine
trehalose
glutamic acid
lysine hcl
threonine
arginine
tocopheryl acetate
ascorbyl palmitate
retinyl palmitate
peg-12 dimethicone
sodium pca
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
sodium lactate
pca
polyquaternium-4
alcohol
sodium polyaspartate
betaine
caprylyl glycol
potassium sorbate
proline
phospholipids
sodium benzoate
benzyl alcohol
Not universally bad. Matters if you flagged it in your profile.
disodium edta
citric acid
chlorphenesin
phenoxyethanol
The EU Scientific Committee noted safety concerns at certain concentrations or for certain populations.
limonene
Not universally bad. Matters if you flagged it in your profile.
fragrance
sulfates
phthalates
gluten
mineral oil
formaldehyde
This is an automatic F-grade flag. IARC classifies this as a known human carcinogen. Serious flag.
oxybenzone
Evidence of endocrine activity at typical use levels.
petrolatum
reliable
up-to-date
and error-free
Who this formula is aimed at, based on product tags and our taxonomy.
Use areas
- Face
Skin types
- Normal skin
- Sensitive skin
Concerns
- Dryness
- Aging
Safety flags come from the same ingredient overlay used by the inthat Score. We do not deduct points just because an ingredient is synthetic or hard to pronounce.
benzyl alcohol
Not universally bad. Matters if you flagged it in your profile.
phenoxyethanol
The EU Scientific Committee noted safety concerns at certain concentrations or for certain populations.
limonene
Not universally bad. Matters if you flagged it in your profile.
formaldehyde
This is an automatic F-grade flag. IARC classifies this as a known human carcinogen. Serious flag.
oxybenzone
Evidence of endocrine activity at typical use levels.
Safety
- BENZYL ALCOHOL is a known contact allergen.-5
- PHENOXYETHANOL has an SCCS safety opinion with noted concerns.-3
- LIMONENE is a known contact allergen.-5
- FORMALDEHYDE is banned in the EU.-60
- Buy at ulta
ulta
Best price$42.00
We need more merchant data before we can calculate a useful price spread.
No public dupe recommendation is attached to this product yet.
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