Soap sales have exploded since the beginning of the corona pandemic.
Popular products fail in the test.
Soaps from Aldi, Lidl and Co. were also tested.
Ökotest
* has tested 55 liquid soaps.
Products from
Aldi
*,
Lidl
*,
Edeka
*, Rossmann, dm and Kaufland were tested.
In the
test
, the experts
found problematic ingredients
in some products
.
Kassel - Regular hand washing has gained
a new meaning
in the
Corona *
pandemic
, as it protects against transmission of the
virus
.
However, you should pay attention to which
soap
you use.
Because, according to the result of a
test
by Ökotest, "Soap is not just soap".
Ökotest put a total of 55 liquid soaps to the test and found enormous differences.
The
test
shows: only some of the
liquid soaps
tested
met the expectations.
Seven soaps failed because they contain problematic ingredients.
Including soaps from popular brands such as
Dove
and
Sagrotan
.
Soaps in the test: this is how products from Aldi, Lidl, Edeka and dm perform
No less than
19
soaps
tested received
the "very good" rating from Ökotest, including all 14 soaps with a natural cosmetic seal.
The “good” soaps also include many cheap soaps from the discounter.
However: “The“ very good ”soaps cost more on average.
Because milder surfactants have their price, ”explains Ökotest editor Heike Baier.
The “very good” soaps in the
test also
include the “Alterra Cream Soap White Tea and Organic Lime” from Rossmann, the “Alverde Liquid Soap Organic Lavender Organic Mallow” from dm, and the “Terra Nutri Happy Lime Liquid Soap” from Müller Drogeriemarkt .
The “good” soaps also include many cheap products from discounters, supermarkets and drug stores: the “Balea Cream Soap Milk & Honey” from dm, the “Cien
Cream Soap
Oliv” from
Lidl
, the “Bevola Liquid Soap Jasmin Blossom” from Kaufland, the “Elkos Body liquid soap Meerestraum "from Edeka and the" Ombia hand soap almond, liquid "from
Aldi Nord
* and
Aldi Süd
*.
Experts find harmful ingredients: These products fail the test
In the
test
, many brand-name products overlap with "good", this includes the "
Nivea
Creme Soft Care soap, liquid", "Duschdas Sparkling fresh lime & mint fragrance hand soap".
The “
Dove
Nourishing Hand Wash Lotion” was rated
“poor” in the test
.
It contains the harmful fragrance Lilial.
The “
Sagrotan
Liquid Aloe Vera Hand Soap” even only received the rating “unsatisfactory”, it contains the preservative chloromethylisothiazolinone (CIT) and promises an antibacterial effect for which the company has not submitted a convincing effectiveness study.
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Soap in the test: Ökotest finds harmful ingredients
In the current
test
, the recipes accumulate a number of problematic substances, according to
Ökotest
.
Among other things, the preservative chloromethylisothiazolinone (CIT), which is one of the halogen-organic compounds and is considered a strong allergen, was found in products.
Manufacturers are no longer allowed to use this preservative in cosmetics that remain on the skin.
In products intended for rinsing, the amount is strictly regulated by law.
Soaps in the eco test: a fragrance found can impair fertility
In two liquid soap was in the
test
of musk galaxolid synthetic found.
It accumulates in human tissue and endangers water bodies.
The experts from Ökotest found the fragrance Lilial
in five
soaps
.
The EU classified the fragrance as a Category 1B hazardous substance in May 2020.
According to the classification, it can impair fertility and is suspected of harming the unborn child.
Soap in the test: Harmful preservatives found in liquid soaps - ÖKO-TEST https://t.co/D7SC0pLuv0
- Helmut Baltrusch (@ Balelt41) December 31, 2020
The ingredient could be banned in cosmetics from 2022.
The experts also deducted points for products that promise an antibacterial effect on their bottles: The additional benefit of such products has by no means been proven.
Ökotest regularly tests products that consumers use or eat frequently - it was not until autumn 2020 that the consumer magazine took a close look at oat flakes and found problematic pollutants * there.
Pizzas have also been put to the test - dangerous mineral oil residues were found in a well-known frozen pizza.
(Sarah Neumeyer)
* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
