Aveeno Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo
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Best for
Oily Scalp & Limp Hair
Why Selenssa recommends it
Clarifies excess sebum and daily product build-up using gentle surfactants and apple cider vinegar to balance scalp pH without stripping the skin barrier.
Key actives
Apple Cider Vinegar, Colloidal Oat Extract
Clean highlights
Sulphate-free surfactants · Dye-free · pH-balanced formulation
Selenssa Score 80/100 · £7.99
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Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo
Oily Scalp & Limp Hair · Budget: £7.99
4.5 (1,850 reviews)· across Boots, LookFantastic, Amazon UK, Superdrug
Ingredients: AI-inferred — not yet verified
A clarifying rinse-off shampoo formulated with colloidal oat and apple cider vinegar; ingredient list inferred from typical UK formulation.
Hazard categories
Estimated score out of 100
Formulation score is fixed across Selenssa · Community effectiveness awaiting more reports
Based on publicly available ingredients, following our methodology. Not medical advice — always check the physical label, especially for allergies. How we score →
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Suitable as a weekly clarifying shampoo for oily scalps; sensitive users should patch test due to fragrance.
Be cautious if
Highly sensitive or eczema-prone scalps due to added fragrance and strong primary surfactants.
Against your clean standard
Acceptable clean standard for a rinse-off product, though fragrance disclosure could be improved.
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Does Aveeno Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo contain parabens, sulfates or fragrance?
A straight yes or no for the ingredient groups people most often want to avoid, checked against this product's published formulation.
Free from parabens
Preservatives; the longer-chain ones (propyl, butyl) carry the endocrine questions.
Free from sulfates (sls / sles)
Strong cleansing agents that can strip a compromised barrier.
Free from silicones
Slip and occlusion; cyclic silicones (D4/D5/D6) are the environmentally restricted ones.
Contains fragrance / parfum
Found: fragrance / parfum. Undisclosed fragrance blends are the most common trigger for sensitised skin.
Free from essential oils
Naturally derived, but among the most frequently reported contact allergens.
Free from drying alcohol
Fine in small amounts for texture; high up the list it can dehydrate.
Free from formaldehyde releasers
Preservatives that slowly release formaldehyde.
Free from chemical uv filters of concern
Restricted or debated filters with endocrine or reef-persistence questions.
Is Aveeno Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo non-comedogenic?
No ingredients in this formulation appear on Selenssa's common pore-clogger list, so it is unlikely to be the cause of congestion for most people. Comedogenicity is still individual — texture, occlusion and how much you use all play a part.
Is Aveeno Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo safe for sensitive skin?
Usually tolerated, but patch test if your skin reacts easily.
- Contains fragrance or parfum
Ingredients worth knowing about: Fragrance / Parfum.
Aveeno Clarifying Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo full ingredients list
8 ingredients analysed, in the order Selenssa assessed them. Concentration generally falls as you move down the list.
Colloidal Oatmeal Extract, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Apple Cider Vinegar, Fragrance / Parfum, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Polyquaternium-22, Sodium Benzoate.
The actives doing the work: Colloidal Oatmeal Extract (Provides barrier support and calms scalp irritation during clarifying washes.); Apple Cider Vinegar (Balances scalp pH and removes dulling buildup for enhanced natural shine.).
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