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The Low Tox Gear Scanner

Point your phone at any Aussie barcode — Woolies, Coles, Chemist Warehouse — and we’ll pull the ingredient list and flag what’s worth knowing. Sulphites, fragrance allergens, EDCs, additives banned in the EU but still legal here.

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What we flag

Fragrance allergensThe 26 EU-disclosed fragrance compounds that hide behind “parfum” on AU labels.

Banned-overseas additivesRed 3, Titanium Dioxide, BHA — restricted abroad, still legal here.

Endocrine disruptorsPhthalates, BPA/BPS, oxybenzone, PFAS — linked to hormonal & fertility harm.

Industrial emulsifiersE471, E472e, polysorbate 80 — gut-barrier disruptors per Chassaing 2015.

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