Haircare

26 haircare products analysed ingredient by ingredient, each scored 0–10 against ingredient safety data, declared allergens and the claims printed on the pack. No brand can pay to change a score.

Haircare on Decode Label

How many haircare products has Decode Label analysed?

26 published haircare products from 11 brands, each scored 0–10 from its own label. The brands with the most products analysed are Vatika (6), Patanjali (5), Botani Bestie (3).

Which ingredients are most often flagged in haircare products?

Across the 26 haircare products analysed: Fragrance (in 20); Sodium Laureth Sulfate (in 11); Methylisothiazolinone (in 4); Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (in 4); BHT (in 1); CI 47000 (in 1). Each has a register page naming the authority behind the concern.

How are haircare products scored?

By the same rules engine used for every product, from what the label declares: the ingredients and their safety data, declared allergens and sensitisers, and whether the pack claims hold up. The same label always gives the same score, and no brand can pay to change it.

Which haircare products have been compared side by side?

Decode Label has stored comparisons such as AGYU Bio Fusion Shampoo vs Total Rebalance Shampoo and Arata Damage Defence Super Shampoo vs Total Rebalance Shampoo.

Fragrance · 20 Sodium Laureth Sulfate · 11 Methylisothiazolinone · 4 Sodium Lauryl Sulfate · 4 BHT · 1 CI 47000 · 1 Carbon Black · 1 Climbazole · 1

Counted from the haircare products Decode Label has analysed. Coverage grows as products are added, so these figures describe our catalogue, not the whole Indian market.