New Wash Rich Cleansing & Conditioning Cream vs Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Conditioner: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Hairstory New Wash Rich Cleansing & Conditioning Cream

Hairstory

New Wash Rich Cleansing & Conditioning Cream

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

aqueous cleansing cream (emulsion base)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleScalp irritation or sensitization from surfactants or conditioning agents

Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Conditioner

Pantene

Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Conditioner

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

aqueous conditioning cream; typical surfactants, silicones, emollients

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens

PossibleSilicone buildup (cosmetic, not toxicological)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Scalp irritation or sensitization from surfactants or conditioning agents on the Hairstory and not on the Pantene.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and Silicone buildup (cosmetic, not toxicological) on the Pantene and not on the Hairstory.
  • The Hairstory is aqueous cleansing cream (emulsion base) where the Pantene is aqueous conditioning cream; typical surfactants, silicones, emollients, 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: 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 →

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