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Best Hair Care Products (Fragrance-Free)

You put a lot of stuff in your hair—shampoo, conditioner, gel, and maybe some added color. The good news is that hair care products are made mostly of water, about which we have nothing bad to say. The bad news is that the chemical ingredients that actually do the work—chemical detergents, dyes, fragrances, and conditioners—aren’t always safe for you or good for the environment. Dyes and colors often come with ingredient lists that are 60 or 70 chemicals long and can include toxics like P-Phenylenediamine, resorcinol, eugenol, and ethanolamine. (more)

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Best Hair Care Products (Fragrance-Free)

Nurture My Body Shampoo Fragrance Free
Nurture My Body Shampoo Fragrance Free
  • $21.79
8.3
Aubrey Organics BGA Protein + Strengthening Cream Rinse
Aubrey Organics BGA Protein + Strengthening Cream Rinse
  • $12.48
8.3
Suave Unscented Xtreme Hold 10 Hairspray
Suave Unscented Xtreme Hold 10 Hairspray
7.9
Desert Essence Jojoba Body Boosting Shampoo
Desert Essence Jojoba Body Boosting Shampoo
  • $5.99
7.8
Johnson's Kids No More Tangles Shampoo For Short or Fine Hair
Johnson's Kids No More Tangles Shampoo For Short or ...
7.8
Queen Helene Pure Vitamin E Oil Liquid Skin Moisturizer
Queen Helene Pure Vitamin E Oil Liquid Skin Moisturizer
7.7
Condition 3-in-1 Hairspray, Extra Hold
Condition 3-in-1 Hairspray, Extra Hold
7.5
Dep Sport Anti-Dandruff Styling Gel, Ultimate Xtreme Hold, Level 10
Dep Sport Anti-Dandruff Styling Gel, Ultimate Xtreme...
7.5
Progaine Deep Cleansing Optimizes Fine Or Thin Hair Shampoo
Progaine Deep Cleansing Optimizes Fine Or Thin Hair ...
7.5
Infusium 23 Hair Treatment Capsules
Infusium 23 Hair Treatment Capsules
7.4
Designer Touch Spritz Laque
Designer Touch Spritz Laque
7.4
Shades Above Brightening Solution
Shades Above Brightening Solution
7.3
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You can also find DMDM hydantoin, a form of formaldehyde that's a potential skin irritant and immune system toxicant.

A few shampoos and some conditioners use cleaners such as sodium laureth sulfate or octoxynol-40 that, depending on the way they are made, can introduce contamination into the product, with the impurities taking the form of irritant, carcinogenic chemicals like ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane. Sodium lauryl sulfate, a close relative of sodium laureth sulfate, is a strong skin irritant, and there is considerable controversy over its other potential health effects.

That’s not all: Most shampoos and conditioners incorporate a combination of chemicals labeled only as the ingredient “fragrance”. The exact mixture is considered a trade secret, so companies don’t have to say what’s in their fragrances. But, fragrances can often be allergy concerns or contain toxic chemicals like phthalates.

Common cleaning and foaming agents in shampoos are ammonium lauryl sulfate and ammonium laureth sulfate, which are eco-toxic ingredients. In shampoos, ammonium derivatives are the most energy-intensive ingredients to make, and since the manufacturing of ingredients has the greatest environmental impact (about 60 percent of the overall impact, compared to only about 15 percent in making the plastic bottle), it’s more environmentally friendly to look for shampoos without ammonium ingredients.

You can use GoodGuide hair care ratings to find safe, healthy products without toxic ingredients, or browse our reviews for products with high health and environment ratings. You can also look through our social data for no-animal-testing seals of approval from PETA and Leaping Bunny.