Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade Eau de Parfum
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Summary
Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade Eau de Parfum scores 11/100. The house's celebrated oud carries the heaviest ingredient rap sheet in the Louis Vuitton line: ELEVEN declared EU allergens including isoeugenol (IFRA-capped at 0.02% for its sensitization record) and cinnamyl alcohol; TWO chemical UV filters — octinoxate (a confirmed endocrine disruptor banned in Hawaii's reef jurisdictions) and avobenzone — stabilizing the dark amber juice; BHT where cleaner antioxidants exist (tocopherol is also present, making the BHT harder to excuse); three synthetic dyes (Ext. Violet 2, Red 4, Yellow 5/tartrazine) creating the signature dark tint that transfers to skin with every spray; and the undisclosed 'Parfum' core with no musk or phthalate exclusion pledges. At $460+ per 100ml, this is the most expensive formula in the section and one of the worst-scoring.
Key ingredients 22
Parfum (Fragrance)Very Bad
Trade-secret blanket term that legally conceals dozens to hundreds of individual aromachemicals. For a high-projection LVMH designer scent the blend almost certainly contains synthetic polycyclic musks (Galaxolide, Tonalide) — endocrine disruptors that bioaccumulate in human fat tissue and breast milk — and LVMH discloses no phthalate-replacement policy for its solvent system.
See more about Parfum (Fragrance) →Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate)Very Bad
Chemical UV filter (octinoxate) added for shelf-color stability. A confirmed endocrine disruptor in multiple study types, banned in Hawaii and Pacific reef jurisdictions for environmental hormone effects.
See more about Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate) →IsoeugenolVery Bad
One of the strongest regulated fragrance sensitizers — IFRA caps it at 0.02% in leave-on products because of its contact-allergy record.
See more about Isoeugenol →CitronellolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Citronellol →LinaloolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Air-oxidized linalool hydroperoxides are confirmed contact sensitizers.
See more about Linalool →BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)Bad
Synthetic antioxidant with endocrine-activity signals in animal studies; cleaner alternatives (tocopherol, Tinogard TT) exist and are used by competitors. Tocopherol is also present in this formula, making the BHT the redundant, dirtier choice.
See more about BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) →Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone)Bad
Chemical UV filter (avobenzone) added to keep the tinted juice from discoloring in the clear bottle. Documented photoallergen with mild estrogenic activity in cell and animal studies — concerning in a leave-on product applied to the neck and wrists daily.
See more about Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone) →GeraniolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Geraniol →Cinnamyl AlcoholBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Converts on skin to cinnamal, one of the most potent regulated contact allergens.
See more about Cinnamyl Alcohol →FarnesolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Farnesol →LimoneneBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Oxidizes on skin and in the bottle into stronger sensitizers.
See more about Limonene →Benzyl AlcoholBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Among the milder declared allergens; also functions as a preservative/solvent.
See more about Benzyl Alcohol →Benzyl BenzoateBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Benzyl Benzoate →EugenolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Clove-derived sensitizer with a high patch-test positivity rate.
See more about Eugenol →CitralBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. IFRA restricts maximum use levels in leave-on products because of its high contact-allergy rate.
See more about Citral →CI 60730 (Ext. Violet 2)Bad
Coal-tar synthetic dye; part of the dark amber tint that contacts skin with every spray.
See more about CI 60730 (Ext. Violet 2) →CI 14700 (FD&C Red 4)Bad
Azo synthetic dye added purely for the bottle tint; restricted in some cosmetic uses.
See more about CI 14700 (FD&C Red 4) →CI 19140 (FD&C Yellow 5 / Tartrazine)Bad
Azo dye with a documented sensitivity record (tartrazine); added purely for the bottle tint.
See more about CI 19140 (FD&C Yellow 5 / Tartrazine) →AlcoholNeutral
Ethanol solvent carrier (majority of formula). Drying to skin but otherwise inert.
See more about Alcohol →Aqua (Water)Neutral
Solvent; safe.
See more about Aqua (Water) →Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/DicaprateNeutral
Emollient/solubilizer ester; benign.
See more about Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate →TocopherolGood
Vitamin E antioxidant — the cleaner stabilizer, though undercut by BHT sitting in the same formula.
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