Head & Shoulders

Instant Oil Control

Head & Shoulders Instant Oil Control is a product from our “Shampoos” category with 35 ingredients on its INCI list. It contains fragrance and silicones. No parabens or denatured alcohol on the list. 14 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

35/35 recognised
Head & Shoulders Instant Oil Control
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This ingredient list comes from an open database entry last updated in 2017. The formula may have changed since – compare it with the label of the product you buy.

This product comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open database edited by volunteers. The ingredient list has not yet been verified by INCIMondo against the label; formulas can change over time and differ between markets.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE · Cleansing, Surfactant – emulsifying, Foaming
  3. SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · Cleansing, Denaturant, Foaming
  4. COCAMIDE MEA · Surfactant – foam boosting, Viscosity controlling
  5. ZINC CARBONATE · Opacifying
  6. GLYCOL DISTEARATE · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Opacifying
  7. ZINC PYRITHIONE · Anti-seborrheic, Anti-sebum, Hair conditioningEU restrictions
  8. SODIUM XYLENESULFONATE · Surfactant – hydrotrope
  9. DIMETHICONE · Antifoaming, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  10. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming
  11. CETYL ALCOHOL · Skin conditioning – emollient, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  12. GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE · Antistatic, Film forming, Skin conditioning
  13. MENTHOL · Denaturant, Fragrance, RefreshingEU restrictions
  14. SODIUM CHLORIDE · Bulking, Fragrance, Oral care
  15. HYDROCHLORIC ACID · Buffering
  16. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  17. MAGNESIUM SULFATE · Bulking
  18. SODIUM BENZOATE · Anticorrosive, Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  19. SODIUM HYDROXIDE · Buffering, DenaturantEU restrictions
  20. MAGNESIUM CARBONATE HYDROXIDE · Binding, Buffering, Bulking
  21. HEXYL CINNAMAL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  22. BENZYL ALCOHOL · Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity controllingEU restrictions
  23. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  24. BENZYL SALICYLATE · Perfuming, Light stabilizerEU restrictions
  25. PROPYLENE GLYCOL · Humectant, Fragrance, Solvent
  26. MAGNESIUM NITRATE · Hair conditioning
  27. CITRONELLOL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  28. PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM · Antistatic, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin protecting
  29. CITRUS LIMON FRUIT EXTRACT · Fragrance, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous, Skin conditioning – occlusiveEU restrictions
  30. SODIUM POLYNAPHTHALENESULFONATE · Emulsion stabilising, Gel forming, Surfactant – hydrotrope
  31. CI 19140 · Colorant, Hair dyeingEU restrictions
  32. METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE · PreservativeEU restrictions
  33. MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE · Viscosity controlling, Flavouring
  34. METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE · PreservativeEU restrictions
  35. CI 42090 · Colorant, Hair dyeingEU restrictions

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamide MEA, Zinc Carbonate, Glycol Distearate, Zinc Pyrithione, Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Dimethicone, Parfum, Cetyl Alcohol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Menthol, Sodium Chloride, Hydrochloric Acid, Glycerin, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Propylene Glycol, Magnesium Nitrate, Citronellol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Sodium Polynaphthalenesulfonate, CI 19140, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Methylisothiazolinone, CI 42090.

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