Anti-Pollution Shampoo

ShinkoQ

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About this product

The ShinkoQ Anti-Pollution Shampoo is a emulsion. Our analysis of its 35 ingredients (20 low-risk) rates it Excellent (93/100). Based on its ingredients, it looks well-suited to oily / acne-prone and dry skin. Heads up: it contains fragrance, which can irritate sensitive or reactive skin.

Reef-safe

Summarised from our ingredient analysis — not brand marketing copy.

At a glance

Type
Emulsion
Ingredients
35
Low-risk
20
Fragrance
Contains fragrance
Origin
Japan

The evidence

Quick Product Notes

Paraben-Free Sulfate-Free Alcohol-Free Silicone-Free EU Allergen-Free Fungal Acne (Malassezia) Safe

Notable Effects & Ingredients

No Notable Effects & Ingredients

Ingredients Related to Skin Types

Good   Bad — tap a skin type to see which ingredients · estimated from ingredient functions
Dry Skin 8/5
Good for dry skin
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Butylene Glycol Glycerin Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Hydrolyzed Keratin Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Dihydroxypropyl Arginine HCl
Caution for dry skin
Decyl Glucoside Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate Glycerin Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Sodium Laureth-4 Carboxylate
Oily/Acne-Prone Skin 1/0
Good for oily/acne-prone skin
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Sensitive Skin 3/8
Good for sensitive skin
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract Glycerin Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Caution for sensitive skin
Disodium Phosphate Butylene Glycol Glycerin Citric Acid Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Methylparaben Phenoxyethanol Cocamide DEA

Ingredients list

35 total
Lower hazard (1) Higher hazard (7)
All35 Skin Conditioning19 Film Forming9 Humectant9 Fragrance8 Hair Conditioning6 Viscosity Controlling5 Antistatic Agent4 Perfuming4
EWG CIR Ingredient Name & Cosmetic Functions Notes
1
Water
(Solvent)
4
B
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
(Antistatic Agent, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Sufactant, Foam Boosting, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Viscosity Controlling)
Sodium Laureth-4 Carboxylate
(Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant)
7
B
Cocamide DEA
(Foam Boosting, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling)
Sodium Taurine Lauroyl Methyl Beta-Alaninate
(Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant Cleansing)
1
B
Decyl Glucoside
(Cleansing, Emulsion Stabilising, Surfactant)
1
B
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
(Cleansing, Surfactant)
2
A
Glycerin
(Denaturant, Fragrance, Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Oral Care Agent, Oral Health Care Drug, Skin Protecting, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Perfuming, Solvent)
Good for Dry Skin
Good for Dry Skin
Fungal Acne
Fungal Acne Trigger
Camellia Japonica Seed Extract
(Skin Conditioning)
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
(Fragrance, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning, Tonic)
Aphanothece Sacrum Exopolysaccharides
(Absorbent, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Viscosity Controlling)
2
A
Hydrolyzed Keratin
(Hair Conditioning, Nail Conditioning Agent, Skin Conditioning, Antistatic Agent, Film Forming, Humectant)
1
Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
(Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning)
1
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
(Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Skin Conditioning)
1
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
(Film Forming, Humectant)
1
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
(Skin Conditioning)
1
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
(Antioxidant, Bleaching)
1
Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract
(Skin Conditioning)
1
B
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
(Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Astringent, Emollient, Humectant, Masking, Oral Care Agent, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Tonic, Uv Absorber)
Good for Oily Skin
Good for Oily Skin
glycyrrhiza glabra root extract
(Bleaching, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning, Skin Conditioning Emollient, Smoothing, Soothing)
Oryza Sativa Germ Oil
(Skin Conditioning Emollient)
Polyquaternium-61
(Film Forming, Skin Conditioning)
Dihydroxypropyl Arginine HCl
(Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Skin Conditioning)
A
Biosaccharide Gum-4
(Skin Conditioning)
1
A
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
(Flavoring Agent, Skin Conditioning, Humectant)
3
A
Polyquaternium-7
(Antistatic Agent, Film Forming, Hair Fixing)
1
A
Polyquaternium-10
(Antistatic Agent, Film Forming, Hair Fixing)
2
A
Citric Acid
(Chelating Agent, Fragrance, Ph Adjuster, Buffering Agent, Masking)
Bad for Sensitive Skin
Bad for Sensitive Skin
1
A
Pentasodium Pentetate
(Chelating Agent)
1
A
Disodium EDTA
(Chelating Agent, Viscosity Controlling)
1
A
Butylene Glycol
(Fragrance, Skin Conditioning, Solvent, Viscositydecreasing Agent, Humectant, Masking, Viscosity Controlling)
Good for Dry Skin
Good for Dry Skin
1
B
Disodium Phosphate
(Buffering Agent, Anticorrosive, Fragrance, Ph Adjuster, Masking)
4
A
Methylparaben
(Fragrance, Preservative)
Paraben
Paraben
4
A
Phenoxyethanol
(Fragrance, Preservative)
Paraben
Paraben
PARFUM
(Fragrance, Perfuming)

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Key ingredients

Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant, Skin Protecting
Camellia Japonica Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Skin Conditioning, Humectant
Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
Skin Conditioning

Benefits

Good for dry skin
Good for oily/acne-prone skin

Concerns

Contains paraben
Not fungal acne (malassezia) safe
Cocamide DEA — higher EWG
May not suit sensitive skin

EWG flags hazard, not real-world risk — ratings don't account for how much of an ingredient a product contains. Treat these as things to research, not verdicts. How we score →

Ingredients explained

Water
Solvent
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 Solvent
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Antistatic agent, Hair conditioning
Low-to-moderate hazard.Read moreShow less
EWG 4 CIR B Antistatic agentHair conditioningSkin conditioningSufactantFoam boostingViscosity increasing agentViscosity controlling
Sodium Laureth-4 Carboxylate
Cleansing, Foaming
Limited public safety data.Read moreShow less
EWG N/A CleansingFoamingSurfactant
Sodium Taurine Lauroyl Methyl Beta-Alaninate
Cleansing, Foaming
Limited public safety data.Read moreShow less
EWG N/A CleansingFoamingSurfactant cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing, Emulsion stabilising
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 CIR B CleansingEmulsion stabilisingSurfactant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing, Surfactant
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 CIR B CleansingSurfactant
Camellia Japonica Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Limited public safety data.Read moreShow less
EWG N/A Skin conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Fragrance, Perfuming
Limited public safety data.Read moreShow less
EWG N/A FragrancePerfumingSkin conditioningTonic
Aphanothece Sacrum Exopolysaccharides
Absorbent, Emulsion stabilising
Limited public safety data.Read moreShow less
EWG N/A AbsorbentEmulsion stabilisingFilm formingViscosity controlling
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Hair conditioning, Nail conditioning agent
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 2 CIR A Hair conditioningNail conditioning agentSkin conditioningAntistatic agentFilm formingHumectant
Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein
Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Hair conditioning, Humectant
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Film forming, Humectant
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 Film formingHumectant
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 Skin conditioning
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant, Bleaching
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 AntioxidantBleaching
+ 13 more — see the full ingredients list above
Cocamide DEA
Foam boosting, Viscosity increasing agent
Higher-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 7 CIR B Foam boostingViscosity increasing agentEmulsifyingEmulsion stabilisingViscosity controlling
Glycerin
Denaturant, Fragrance
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 2 CIR A DenaturantFragranceHair conditioningHumectantOral care agentOral health care drugSkin protectingViscosity decreasing agentPerfumingSolvent Good for Dry SkinFungal-acne trigger
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial, Antioxidant
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 CIR B AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringentEmollientHumectantMaskingOral care agentSkin conditioningSkin protectingTonicUv absorber Good for Oily Skin
Citric Acid
Chelating agent, Fragrance
Skin irritation can occur at high concentrationRead moreShow less
EWG 2 CIR A Chelating agentFragrancePh adjusterBuffering agentMasking Bad for Sensitive Skin
Butylene Glycol
Fragrance, Skin conditioning
Low-hazard ingredient.Read moreShow less
EWG 1 CIR A FragranceSkin conditioningSolventViscositydecreasing agentHumectantMaskingViscosity controlling Good for Dry Skin
Methylparaben
Fragrance, Preservative
Low-to-moderate hazard.Read moreShow less
EWG 4 CIR A FragrancePreservative Paraben
Phenoxyethanol
Fragrance, Preservative
Low-to-moderate hazard.Read moreShow less
EWG 4 CIR A FragrancePreservative Paraben

How to use

How to use

  • 1 Morning only: Apply as the last step of your AM routine, after moisturiser, and reapply every ~2 hours of sun exposure.

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