Leaderboard/Sensitive or irritated scalp/ingredient effects
Hair type

Sensitive or irritated scalp

Scalp prone to itching, redness or reaction.

Ingredient Score with vs without it Effect t With Without
Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
+678 +20.9 3 293
Laureth-3
+644 +17.7 5 291
Maleic Acid
+644 +17.7 5 291
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
+472 +15.6 3 293
Mica
-568 -14.8 6 290
CI 77891
-568 -14.8 6 290
PEG-45m
-555 -13.1 4 292
Hexyl Cinnamal
-451 -11.8 116 180
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
-673 -11.2 19 277
Dimethicone
-474 -10.7 50 246
Triethylene Glycol
-542 -10.3 21 275
Dimethiconol
-547 -9.9 29 267
TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
-547 -9.9 29 267
Hydroxycitronellal
-630 -9.8 9 287
Trideceth-10
-480 -9.8 36 260
Magnesium Nitrate
-721 -9.3 8 288
Sodium Xylenesulfonate
-487 -8.8 40 256
Linalool
-361 -8.7 128 168
Limonene
-350 -8.4 111 185
Coumarin
-470 -7.8 13 283
Tetrasodium EDTA
-447 -7.7 43 253
Carbomer
-413 -7.6 23 273
Basic Blue 124
+543 +7.6 3 293
Benzyl Salicylate
-443 -7.5 35 261
Magnesium Chloride
-593 -7.4 12 284
Coco-Glucoside
+327 +7.4 109 187
Cocamide MEA
-361 -7.4 43 253
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
-649 -7.3 11 285
Methylisothiazolinone
-649 -7.3 11 285
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
-219 -7.1 7 289

Effect is the difference in mean score (Elo points) between ranked shampoos that contain the ingredient and those that do not; |t| above about 2 is unlikely to be chance alone.