Power Wash Intense Moisture Clarifying Shampoo vs Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo: which is safer?

Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Aunt Jackie's Power Wash Intense Moisture Clarifying Shampoo

Aunt Jackie's

Power Wash Intense Moisture Clarifying Shampoo

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 61/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

aqueous shampoo base, surfactants, conditioning agents

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)

ReportedScalp irritation from surfactant concentration

Our pick

Aveeno Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo

Aveeno

Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous liquid shampoo (typical surfactants, conditioning agents, water)

Confidence

82%

PossibleSurfactant irritation (skin/eye contact)

PossibleFragrance allergens

PossibleMicrobial contamination (post-purchase)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components) and Scalp irritation from surfactant concentration on the Aunt Jackie's and not on the Aveeno.
  • We flag Surfactant irritation (skin/eye contact), Fragrance allergens and Microbial contamination (post-purchase) on the Aveeno and not on the Aunt Jackie's.
  • The Aunt Jackie's is aqueous shampoo base, surfactants, conditioning agents where the Aveeno is aqueous liquid shampoo (typical surfactants, conditioning agents, water), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

More shampoo, see the full ranking