Does Head & Shoulders shampoo have PFAS?
Head & Shoulders shampoo averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Head & Shoulders shampoo products graded as of October 2026, level with the 75 out of 100 median for the 34 other shampoo brands graded alongside it.
Head & Shoulders shampoo averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 50% of the shampoo brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Head & Shoulders says and does about PFAS
Procter & Gamble, which owns Head & Shoulders, publishes one PFAS statement and it covers menstrual products only, saying it does not formulate any of them with any type of PFAS. That statement does not extend to shampoo, and we found no P&G statement covering Head & Shoulders.
- Brand statementP&G’s ingredients page says it does not formulate any of its menstrual products with any type of PFAS, and describes work with supply chain partners to eliminate unintentional PFAS in those products. The statement names menstrual products only. P&G ↗
Sources checked September 17, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Head & Shoulders shampoo worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- aqueous surfactant shampoo formulation
- 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in surfactants). Anionic surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate can contain trace…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo formulation, typical surfactants and conditioning agents
- 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing contaminant). Conventional shampoos may contain trace 1,4-dioxane as an unintended…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base with surfactants, silicones, and Vitamin E
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The same question, asked of the other shampoo brands
Best average grade first. Head & Shoulders averages 75.
See every Head & Shoulders product we grade on the Head & Shoulders brand page, or the full shampoo ranking.