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Herbal Essences Green Tea Shampoo 400mL
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Cosmetic safety high.
- High
Advisory
- Contains fragrance: Fragrance
- Fragrance allergens: Menthol, Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Fragrance does not change the rating; it matters if your skin reacts to fragrance. EU-declared fragrance allergens: relevant only if you are sensitised to them.
Why it's rated this way
2 ingredients on this label are flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Methylisothiazolinone.
MethylisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.
- What it is
- Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylisothiazolinone
- Why it's flagged
- Potent contact sensitizer; banned in EU leave-on cosmetics since 2017.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
MethylchloroisothiazolinoneHigh concernPotent contact sensitizer (MCI).
- What it is
- Its recorded role: preservative and antioxidant. About Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- Why it's flagged
- Potent contact sensitizer (MCI).
- Regulatory basis
- EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex V — permitted preservative, with a concentration limit; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.
Ingredients
- Water›
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate›
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine›
- Sodium Xylenesulfonate›
- Fragrance›
- Sodium Chloride›
- Citric Acid›
- Cocamide MEA›
- Sodium Citrate›
- Menthol›
- Sodium Benzoate›
- Tetrasodium EDTA›
- Linoleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate›
- Propylene Glycol›
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride›
- Mentha Arvensis Leaf/Stem Oil›
- Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil›
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone›
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract›
- Methylisothiazolinone›
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WATER, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, SODIUM XYLENESULFONATE, FRAGRANCE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, COCAMIDE MEA, SODIUM CITRATE, MENTHOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, TETRASODIUM EDTA, LINOLEAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, MENTHA ARVENSIS LEAF/STEM OIL, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem OilHigh concern
- Sodium Laureth SulfateModerate concern
- Citric AcidMinor concern
11 of 19 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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