Does Vanicream shampoo have PFAS?
Vanicream shampoo averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Vanicream shampoo products graded as of October 2026, level with the 75 out of 100 median for the 34 other shampoo brands graded alongside it.
Vanicream shampoo averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 7 of the 7 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 Vanicream says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Vanicream. The brand says its products are free of common chemical irritants such as dyes, fragrance, masking fragrance, lanolin, parabens and formaldehyde releasers, a list that does not mention PFAS, and we found no independent PFAS test of its products.
- Brand statementVanicream says its products are free of common chemical irritants such as dyes, fragrance, masking fragrance, lanolin, parabens and formaldehyde releasers. The list does not mention PFAS. Vanicream ↗
Sources checked September 14, 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.
Vanicream shampoo worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- aqueous surfactant base, mineral oil, glycerin
- 1,4-Dioxane (solvent contaminant). Aqueous surfactant formulations can contain trace 1,4-dioxane as a…
- aqueous shampoo base, no reported PFAS-prone additives
- 1,4-dioxane (non-ionic surfactant contaminant). Aqueous shampoo bases may contain trace 1,4-dioxane as a…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base (water, surfactants, polymers)
- 1,4-dioxane (surfactant contaminant). If ethoxylated surfactants are used in the base, trace 1,4-dioxane may…
- aqueous shampoo and conditioner base (water, cleansers, conditioners)
- Starting grade for this product type
- aqueous shampoo and conditioner base (surfactants, humectants, polymers)
- 1,4-dioxane (industrial byproduct in surfactants). Mild surfactants used in shampoos can be contaminated with…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous surfactant-based liquid shampoo
- 1,4-dioxane (non-intentional contaminant). Aqueous shampoos using ethoxylated surfactants may contain trace…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- aqueous shampoo base with standard surfactants and conditioning agents
- 1,4-dioxane (surfactant manufacturing byproduct). Rinse-off shampoo formulations may contain trace…
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The same question, asked of the other shampoo brands
Best average grade first. Vanicream averages 75.
See every Vanicream product we grade on the Vanicream brand page, or the full shampoo ranking.