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. 2011 Jul;4(7):42–46.

TABLE 1.

ACDS core allergens and other preservatives, sunblocks, and glucosides in hair products

SHAMPOOS Fragrance (96%)
Cocamidopropyl betaine (63%)
Methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone (52%)
Cetylstearyl alcohol (36%)
Formaldehyde releasers (34%)
Propylene glycol (33%)
DM DM hydantoin (30%)
* Sodium benzoate (30%)
Parabens (30%)
Sorbitan sesquioleate (15%)
Phenoxyethanol (12%)
Vitamin E (11%)
Cocamide DEA(11%)
Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate( 9%)
Triethanolamine(8%)
Rosin (7%)
Benzophenone-4 (6%)
* Decyl glucoside (6%)
Sorbic acid (4%)
Diazolidinyl urea (3%)
* Benzoic acid (3%)
Cinnamates (3%)
Oxybenzone (3%)
Lanolin (3%)
Propolis (3%)
Imidazolidinyl urea (2%)
Quaternium 15 (1%)
* Avobenzone (1%)
BHT(1%)
CONDITIONERS Fragrance (98%)
Cetylstearyl alcohol (85%)
Cocamidopropyl betaine (35%)
Sorbitan sesquioleate (29%)
Propylene glycol (28%)
Vitamin E (26%)
* Chlorhexidine digluconate (11%)
Methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone (9%)
Lanolin (8%)
Triethanolamine(8%)
Benzophenone-4 (5%)
*Avobenzone (5%)
Rosin (4%)
Cinnamates (3%)
Oxybenzone (3%)
Propolis (3%)
*Benzoicacid (2%)
*Sodium benzoate(2%)
CocamideDEA(2%)
*PABA(1%)
2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1/3-diol (1 %)
BHT(1%)
STYLING PRODUCTS Fragrance (97%)
Propylene glycol (43%)
Cetylstearyl alcohol (22%)
Sorbitan sesquioleate (22%)
*Benzoic acid (21%)
Benzophenone-4 (17%)
Vitamin E (17%)
Lanolin (14%)
Triethanolamine (14%)
Cinnamates (13%)
Oxybenzone (9%)
Methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone (8%)
* Sodium benzoate(7%)
Cocamidopropyl betaine (5%)
*Avobenzone (3%)
Propolis (2%)
BHT (2%)
*PABA(1%)
* Chlorhexidine digluconate (found in 1 product)
Quaternium 15 (found in 1 product)
Benzalkonium chloride (found in 1 product)
*

Not on ACDS core series