Head&Shoulders
Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

- Brand
- Head&Shoulders
- EAN-13
- 0037000537076
- Quantity
- 400 ml
- Categories
- Hair, Shampoos, Anti-dandruff shampoos
- Labels
- Dermatologically tested
- Packaging
- Plastique
- Sales countries
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Stores
- Jean Coutu
- Record created on
- 24 May 2020
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Fiche 0037000537076. Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
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Packaging photo dated (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).
List recorded in 2020. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Points to note
Findings according to the 2020 list.
No ingredient in the recorded list is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics.
Who it concerns
For each group, the ingredients of the list that an official classification or rule mentions. Open an ingredient's page to read what the text says. A group with no name does not mean the ingredients were judged to have no effect for it.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Skin, eyes and allergies
- Worth watching fragrance /parfum“Parfum” stands for a mixture whose composition does not have to be detailed. Some allergenic substances must nevertheless be named separately in the ingredient list above 0.001% (leave-on product) or 0.01% (rinse-off product). The Regulation names them in 63 entries of its Annex III, for example Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin, Citral, Eugenol or Hexyl Cinnamal: if you are allergic to one of them, look for its name in the list.
- Worth watching mentholAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 338, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching mentha piperita (peppermint) oilAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 361, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching methylisothiazolinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin corrosion, category 1B (Skin Corr. 1B); serious eye damage, category 1 (Eye Dam. 1); skin sensitisation, category 1A (Skin Sens. 1A).
Environment
- Worth watching methylisothiazolinoneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, read on the label.
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Recorded composition
List recorded from a 2020 photo: the formula may have changed since. Compare with the packaging. This list is not presented as the product's current composition.
Ingredient list copied by Open Beauty Facts contributors. Added to CompoAtlas on 22 October 2026.
Packaging photo dated (Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products).
When the list changes, the old one remains available below with its date. The same barcode may cover several successive formulas.
List recorded on 24 May 2020, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: MENTHOL (Annex III, entry 338): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; MENTHA PIPERITA OIL (Annex III, entry 361): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

25 recognised ingredients out of 25.
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Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction): Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction under the CLPEU regulation that classifies chemicals by their hazards (EC No 1272/2008). Regulation, or identified endocrine disruptor. Irritation, allergy and environment: see “Who it concerns”.
| Rank | On the label | Glossary name | Matching | European Union rule | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inactive ingredients/ Ingrédients inactifs Water / eau | AQUA | Moyenne un seul des noms séparés par « / » est reconnu | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 2 | sodium laureth sulfate | SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 3 | cocamide MEA | COCAMIDE MEA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 4 | sodium xylenesulfonate | SODIUM XYLENESULFONATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 5 | zinc carbonate | ZINC CARBONATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 6 | glycol distearate | GLYCOL DISTEARATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 7 | sodium lauryl sulfate | SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 8 | cocamidopropyl betaine | COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 9 | dimethicone | DIMETHICONE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 10 | fragrance /parfum | PARFUM | Moyenne seul le premier des noms séparés par « / » est reconnu | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 11 | sodium chloride | SODIUM CHLORIDE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 12 | menthol | MENTHOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 13 | guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride | GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 14 | sodium benzoate | SODIUM BENZOATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 1: products: a) Rinse-off products, except oral care products b) Oral care products c) Leave-on products; maximum concentration: a) 2.5% (acid) b) 1.7% (acid) c) 0.5% (acid) | none |
| 15 | stearyl alcohol | STEARYL ALCOHOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 16 | magnesium carbonate hydroxide | MAGNESIUM CARBONATE HYDROXIDE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 17 | cetyl alcohol | CETYL ALCOHOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 18 | polyquaternium-76 | POLYQUATERNIUM-76 | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 19 | mentha piperita (peppermint) oil | MENTHA PIPERITA OIL | Élevée nom reconnu, la parenthèse est une précision | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 20 | mentha arvensis leaf oil | MENTHA ARVENSIS LEAF OIL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 21 | melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil | MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA LEAF OIL | Élevée nom reconnu, la parenthèse est une précision | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 22 | yellow 5 | CI 19140 | Certain synonyme vérifié | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Annex III, entry 189: products: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products; maximum concentration: 0.5% | none |
| 23 | methylchloroisothiazolinone | METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 39: products: Rinse-off; maximum concentration: 0.0015% (of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one | none |
| 24 | blue 1 | CI 42090 | Certain synonyme vérifié | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) Annex III, entry 190: products: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products; maximum concentration: 0.5% | none |
| 25 | methylisothiazolinone | METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 39: products: Rinse-off; maximum concentration: 0.0015% (of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-Methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one Annex V, entry 57: maximum concentration: 0.0015% Rinse-off products | none |
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