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Pantene
P&G8700216420754

Pantene

Greenveil's read: looks good. Cosmetic safety minor.

Cosmetic safety
Minor

All 27 ingredients recognised

Chemical concern
Not assessed

Advisory

  • Contains fragrance: Parfum
  • Fragrance allergens: Hexamethylindanopyran, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

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

1 ingredient on this label is flagged. A cosmetic's rating is set by its most serious finding — here, Sodium Hydroxide.

  1. Sodium HydroxideMinor concernAlkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    What it is
    Its recorded role: buffering and denaturant. About Sodium Hydroxide
    Why it's flagged
    Alkali (lye). It is used up in the product: as a pH adjuster it neutralises an acid in the formula, and in soap it turns the oils into soap. The EU caps the alkalinity it may leave (pH 11 for pH-adjuster use); the higher limits, with warnings, are only for hair straighteners, cuticle removers and depilatories.
    Regulatory basis
    EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III — allowed only within set limits and conditions; Greenveil's curated cosmetic-ingredient concern list.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. The label names this substance exactly.

Assessed against the label as captured: all 27 ingredients recognised.

Ingredients

  • Aqua›
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate›
  • Sodium Citrate›
  • Cocamidopropyl Betaine›
  • Sodium Xylenesulfonate›
  • Sodium Chloride›
  • Stearyl Alcohol›
  • Cocamide MEA›
  • Glycol Distearate›
  • Sodium Benzoate›
  • Parfum›
  • Glycerin›
  • Citric Acid›
  • Cetyl Alcohol›
  • Sodium Salicylate›
  • Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride›
  • Trihydroxystearin›
  • Sodium Hydroxide›
  • Panthenol›
  • Panthenyl Ethyl Ether›
  • Polyquaternium-6›
  • Hexamethylindanopyran›
  • Tetrasodium EDTA›
  • Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate›
  • Histidine›
  • Hexyl Cinnamal›
  • Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes›
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Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, Cocamide MEA, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Glycerin, Citric Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Salicylate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Trihydroxystearin, Sodium Hydroxide, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Polyquaternium-6, Hexamethylindanopyran, Tetrasodium EDTA, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Histidine, Hexyl Cinnamal, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Cosmetic safety

Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 high · 1 moderate · 2 minor · 10 low · 9 not assessed

9 of 27 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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