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Pert Plus was an innovative shampoo type (the combination shampoo and conditioner) when it was introduced in the mid-1980s.  It now holds an estimated 12-14% market share.  

The Cosmetic Safety Database rates Pert 2 in 1 Shampoo with a hazard score of 5 out of 10.  This company is not a Compact for Safe Cosmetics signer.

Common health concerns are related to preservatives, lauryl sulfate, glycol, fragrances, and surfactants.

Manufacturing concerns primarily relate to the sulfates used to manufacture synthetic surfactants, which are proven to negatively impact marine life and the environment.

Ingredients: WATER, AMMONIUM LAURETH SULFATE, AMMONIUM LAURYL SULFATE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, COCAMIDE MEA, DIMETHICONE, CETYL ALCOHOL, FRAGRANCE, SODIUM CITRATE, POLYMETHACRYLAMIDOPROPYL TRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, PEG 14M, DIHYDROGENATED TALLOWAMIDOETHYL HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM, DISODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, PANTHENOL, PANTHENYL ETHYL ETHER, AMMONIUM XYLENESULFONATE, D&C YELLOW NO. 10, FD&C BLUE #1, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE

• Pert Plus: Happy Medium 2 in 1 shampoo Details

  • Manufacturer

    Innovative Brands

  • Product Family

    Pert Shampoos

  • Country

    Canada

  • Release Date

    1985

  • Price

    $11.95 (13.5 fl oz)

  • Low Price

    $4.24 (13.5 fl oz)

  
  

• Eco-Concerns

  • Health and Safety Concerns

    Animal testing, Artificial colors, Eye contact, Fragrance, Glycol, Parabens, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Ingestion, Skin irritation

  • Health and Safety Notes

    Ingredients in this product are linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, allergies, developmental reproductive toxicity, and others

  • Environmental Concerns

    Water table impact

  • Environmental Notes

    Like all other products we put down the drain, high potential for water table pollution. Key ingredients are not biodegradable.

  • Manufacturing Concerns

    Bisphenol-A (BPA), Pollutants, Water table impact

  • Manufacturing Notes

    Highly likely that the manufacture of shampoos and related products leach damaging chemicals into waterways.

  • Distribution Concerns

    Transport emissions, Carbon impact

  • Distribution Notes

    Distribution is primarily via trucking industry

  • Packaging Concerns

    Packaging is non-recyclable plastic. No efforts yet made to lessen the non-green aspects of this packaging.

  • Marketing Concerns

    Not marketed as a green product

  • Recyclability

    The container is not recyclable

  • Disposability

    Non-recyclable packaging, can be disposed of in the regular trash.

  • Is Fair Trade?

    No

  • Fair Trade Notes

    Unknown