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Pantene Pro-V Shampoo
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Cosmetic safety high.
- High
Advisory
- Contains fragrance: Parfum
- Fragrance allergens: Hexyl Cinnamal
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
3 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Aqua›
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate›
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate›
- Dimethicone›
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine›
- Glycol Distearate›
- Sodium Citrate›
- Cocamide MEA›
- Sodium Xylenesulfonate›
- Parfum›
- Sodium Chloride›
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride›
- Citric Acid›
- Sodium Benzoate›
- Glycerin›
- Tetrasodium EDTA›
- Sodium Hydroxide›
- Panthenol›
- Panthenyl Ethyl Ether›
- Histidine›
- Hexyl Cinnamal›
- Magnesium Nitrate›
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone›
- Magnesium Chloride›
- Methylisothiazolinone›
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Aqua, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Dimethicone, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Citrate, Cocamide MEA, Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Glycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Histidine, Hexyl Cinnamal, Magnesium Nitrate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Methylisothiazolinone
Cosmetic safety
Cosmetic-ingredient safety and additives of concern
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium HydroxideHigh concern
- Hexyl CinnamalHigh concern
- Sodium Laureth SulfateModerate concern
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