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Behind the Scenes: Duality

We're diving deeper into some of the themes behind the Commodity brand. Check out some of our chats on the topic of Duality, with re-founder Vicken Arslanian.

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The Blacklist

Regulatory agencies like IFRA and the EU each have a list of banned ingredients that cannot be used in fragrance products. Beyond their lists, we’ve gone ahead and blacklisted even more ingredients from our formulations that may be considered toxins. See what we've Blacklisted below:

  • 2-methoxyethanol
  • acetaldehyde
  • acetone
  • acetonitrile
  • Allergens including Nuts, Gluten, etc
  • animal-derived ingredients, including fats, oils, and musks
  • benzalkonium chloride
  • BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
  • BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
  • Benzophenone
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Benzyl Acetate
  • Benzyl Alchohol
  • bisphenol A(BPA)
  • butoxyethanol
  • coal tar
  • Dioxane 1,4
  • EDTAs
  • Ethanolamines including DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA
  • Ethyl Acetate
  • Ethoxylated ingredients
  • ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • Formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents
  • hydroquinone
  • mercury and mercury compounds (thimerosal)
  • methyl cellosolve
  • methylene chloride
  • methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone
  • Mineral oil
  • oxybenzone
  • Parabens (Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben)
  • PEGs
  • Phthalates
  • polyacrylamide/acrylamide
  • polycyclic musks and nitromusks
  • Polyethylene Glycol
  • PTFE/PFOA
  • resorcinol
  • Retinyl palmitate
  • Silicones (Cyclical Silicones like cyclotetrasiloxane (D4), cyclopentasiloxane (D5), cyclohexasiloxane (D6), and cyclomethicone)
  • Sulfates SLS and SLES
  • Synthetic Dyes
  • thimerosal
  • toluene
  • triclocarban
  • triclosan
  • Acrylates (Ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate)
  • Aluminum Salts
  • Styrene (Bromostyrene, Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer, sodium styrene/divinylbenzene, copolymer, styrene oxide, styrene)
  • Carbon Black
  • Lead/Lead Acetate
  • Nanoparticles as defined by the European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/products/nanomaterials_en)
  • Parrafin
  • Petrolatum
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • Talc
  • Undisclosed synthetic fragrances*

updated 07/2023