Formula · 5.5

Brand · 6.2

Kerasys · climbazole + amino acids · South Korea

Kerasys Scalp Care Deep Cleansing anti-dandruff shampoo for oily scalp

Kerasys Scalp Care Deep Cleansing anti-dandruff shampoo for oily scalp
5.5

LabReadAI label score

How the score is calculated
  • Actives and evidence0.6Actives with strong evidence: 0 of 2
  • Completeness for the purpose0.3For “dandruff and itchy scalp” — 27 %; without salicylic acid, which lifts the flakes; nasturtium extract; could be added without conflict: salicylic acid (bha), nasturtium extract; below threshold: climbazole; a narrow formula for one purpose
  • Cleansing base0.6Harsh surfactants: sodium laureth sulfate (SLES); mild surfactants: cocamidopropyl betaine; irritation potential of the base — 42 % of SLS; film: silicones
  • Tolerance0.8Rinse-off product; debatable groups: menthol, fragrance and its allergens (skin test positive in 13 of 100 tested)
  • adults
  • children
  • pregnancyallowed per the leaflet
  • colour-treated hair
  • gluten-freethis is a wheat protein — if you avoid wheat, choose another protein
  • sensitive skinrare contact allergy to impurities
  • acne-pronemay clog pores in leave-on face products
  • rosaceaincreases redness
  • babiesnot applied to a baby face or near the nose
  • atopic skinfragrance is a common trigger
  • dry scalpmay dry
Free from:
  • alcohol (alcohol denat) · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “denatured alcohol” group — evaporates fast and degreases; frequent contact can dry the skin — a tolerance question, not a regulatory one; does not clog pores
  • formaldehyde releasers · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “formaldehyde releasers” group — preservatives that slowly release formaldehyde; allowed at low levels but a frequent cause of contact allergy
  • isothiazolinones (MIT/MCI) · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “isothiazolinone preservatives (MIT/MCI)” group — preservatives; banned in EU leave-on products and limited in rinse-off (0.0015%) — a frequent cause of contact allergy
  • parabens · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “parabens” group — preservatives; methyl- and ethylparaben are recognised as safe at permitted levels, propyl- and butyl- are limited by the EU to 0.14 %; a frequent buyer question rather than proven harm
  • mineral oils and petrolatum · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “petrolatum and mineral oils” group — purified cosmetic-grade petroleum products: form a protective barrier film; safety is established, a preference question; 0–2 of 5 (depends on the raw-material source), cosmetic white oil per DiNardo (2005) is non-comedogenic
  • soap · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “potassium soap (potassium cocoate), plant soap base (sodium palmate, sodium cocoate), tallow soap base (sodium tallowate)” group — liquid soap: fatty acids boiled with alkali. It cleanses well, but its acidity is around 9-10 against 5 for skin, which is why it often leaves tightness. The product is rinsed off, so the question is tolerance.
  • gelatin in the coating · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “vegetarian coating” group — a plant-based tablet coating instead of gelatin; it keeps moisture out and makes swallowing easier
  • toning dyes · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “violet toning dyes” group — direct dyes that settle on the hair surface and cancel the yellow cast of blonde; they wash out in 1–3 washes and leave a lilac tint if left too long; HC Blue 2 and Disperse Violet 1 are known contact allergens of hair dyes
  • tar · by the listthe list has no ingredient of the “wood (birch) tar” group — a traditional remedy for dandruff and itching with a sharp smell; it reduces flaking, but can irritate a sensitive scalp and dries the hair
What for: Dandruff is the Malassezia fungus plus accelerated flaking. You need an antifungal active (piroctone olamine, zinc pyrithione, ketoconazole) and a mild cleansing base; results come after 2–4 weeks of regular washing.
When:
  • when washing, rinsed off
with every wash, leave on for 2–3 minutes
When to expect an effect: dandruff — 2–4 weeks of regular washing; smoothness — immediately, until the next wash

Ingredients — 45 components · 2 work

What works: 2 of 45 ingredients: climbazole, hydrolysed wheat protein. Dandruff is the Malassezia fungus plus accelerated flaking. You need an antifungal active (piroctone olamine, zinc pyrithione, ketoconazole) and a mild cleansing base; results come after 2–4 weeks of regular washing.

What lowers the score: actives and evidence: actives with strong evidence: 0 of 2; completeness for the purpose: for “dandruff and itchy scalp” — 27 %; cleansing base: harsh surfactants: sodium laureth sulfate; tolerance: rinse-off product

Questions: sodium laureth sulfate (SLES): sodium laureth sulfate — the main cleansing surfactant; can dry a sensitive scalp — the reason people look for «sulfate-free»; unrestricted in rinse-off products; menthol — gives a cooling sensation and mild numbing. It irritates sensitive skin and mucous membranes, and it worsens redness in rosacea.; titanium dioxide (E171): titanium dioxide; fragrance and its allergens: fragrance, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool

  • Water base: coating, fillers · water — the solvent and base; listed first because there is more of it than anything else; in supplements — part of the capsule shell
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate questions · the main cleansing surfactant; can dry a sensitive scalp — the reason people look for «sulfate-free»; unrestricted in rinse-off products
  • Cocamidopropyl Betaine base: coating, fillers · a mild amphoteric surfactant: it builds dense foam and softens the harsh sulfates next to it. It occasionally causes contact allergy, and the culprit is a manufacturing impurity rather than the ingredient itself.
  • Ammonium Chloride base: coating, fillers · makes the product thicker or thinner
  • Menthol questions · gives a cooling sensation and mild numbing. It irritates sensitive skin and mucous membranes, and it worsens redness in rosacea.
  • Citric Acid base: coating, fillers · acidity regulator
  • Dimethicone base: coating, fillers · form a smooth film and shine; inert and not absorbed — a preference question, not a safety one
  • Cocamide MEA base: coating, fillers · a thickener and foam booster from coconut oil: it barely cleanses on its own, it makes the foam denser.
  • Cetyl Alcohol base: coating, fillers · a fatty alcohol, emulsifier and thickener; does not dry the skin — not “alcohol” in the everyday sense; rarely clogs pores
  • Trihydroxystearin base: coating, fillers · soften, condition and carry the actives; the backbone of the texture
  • Sodium Benzoate base: coating, fillers · a preservative both in cosmetics and in supplements: a salt of benzoic acid that works in an acidic medium. Permitted as food additive E211 and in cosmetics up to 0.5 %.
  • Polyquaternium-10 base: coating, fillers · soften, condition and carry the actives; the backbone of the texture
  • Sodium Laureth-4 Carboxylate base: coating, fillers · an ethoxylated emulsifier; may clog pores in leave-on face products; a finished product with it is not always comedogenic
  • Climbazole works · the active ingredient — what the product is for; form: climbazole
  • PPG-10 Sorbitol base: coating, fillers · a sugar alcohol: a humectant in cosmetics, a sweetener and filler in supplements. In large amounts by mouth it can loosen the stool.
  • Synthetic Fluorphlogopite base: coating, fillers · mineral flakes that give shimmer and softly scatter light. They do not affect how the product works.
  • Titanium Dioxide questions · white coating pigment; banned as a food additive in the EU since 2022, permitted in Russia and the US
  • Sodium Salicylate base: coating, fillers · protect the product from bacteria and mould; used within the EU-permitted concentrations
  • 1,2-Hexanediol base: coating, fillers · a solvent and humectant with antimicrobial action: it helps the product keep without classic preservatives.
  • Glycerin base: coating, fillers · a humectant: coats the tablet, holds moisture in creams and shampoos; does not clog pores
  • Lysine base: coating, fillers · makes hair softer and easier to comb
  • Histidine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Arginine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Aspartic Acid base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Threonine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Serine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Glutamic Acid base: coating, fillers · amino acids and PCA — substances the skin itself keeps in the outer layer to hold water; in a product they are humectants copying its own set
  • Proline base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Glycine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Alanine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Valine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Methionine base: coating, fillers · makes hair softer and easier to comb
  • Isoleucine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Leucine base: coating, fillers · makes hair softer and easier to comb
  • Tyrosine base: coating, fillers · makes hair softer and easier to comb
  • Phenylalanine base: coating, fillers · amino acids, lipids and sugars akin to the skin’s own components — support for its barrier
  • Cysteine base: coating, fillers · rebuilds the bonds inside the hair to curl or straighten it
  • Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein works · the active ingredient — what the product is for; form: wheat protein hydrolysate
  • Hydrolyzed Soy Protein base: coating, fillers · proteins cut into short pieces: they settle on hair and skin as a film and make hair smooth and denser to the touch.
  • Hydrolyzed Rice Protein base: coating, fillers · proteins cut into short pieces: they settle on hair and skin as a film and make hair smooth and denser to the touch.
  • Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract base: coating, fillers · an ingredient from the European cosmetic ingredient inventory; what exactly it does in this product is not described here yet
  • Fragrance questions · the fragrance and its aromatic components; the EU requires 26 of them to be listed separately — matters to people allergic to fragrance, does not affect how the product works
  • Limonene questions · the fragrance and its aromatic components; the EU requires 26 of them to be listed separately — matters to people allergic to fragrance, does not affect how the product works
  • Geraniol questions · the fragrance and its aromatic components; the EU requires 26 of them to be listed separately — matters to people allergic to fragrance, does not affect how the product works
  • Hexyl Cinnamal questions · the fragrance and its aromatic components; the EU requires 26 of them to be listed separately — matters to people allergic to fragrance, does not affect how the product works
  • Linalool questions · the fragrance and its aromatic components; the EU requires 26 of them to be listed separately — matters to people allergic to fragrance, does not affect how the product works

Kerasys Scalp Care Deep Cleansing anti-dandruff shampoo for oily scalp is a product whose active ingredient is climbazole + hydrolysed wheat protein. The concentration is not declared and the active sits after the 1 % line — more for the label than for the effect. The effect is moderately supported: climbazole. There is little evidence of effect: hydrolysed wheat protein. The formula has 45 ingredients, 2 of which do the work; the rest is the formula base. Worth noting: Sodium Laureth Sulfate (the main cleansing surfactant; can dry a sensitive scalp — the reason people look for «sulfate-free»; unrestricted in rinse-off products); Menthol (gives a cooling sensation and mild numbing. It irritates sensitive skin and mucous membranes, and it worsens redness in rosacea.); Titanium Dioxide; Fragrance, Limonene, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool. Dandruff is the Malassezia fungus plus accelerated flaking. You need an antifungal active (piroctone olamine, zinc pyrithione, ketoconazole) and a mild cleansing base; results come after 2–4 weeks of regular washing. By the list, no alcohol (alcohol denat), formaldehyde releasers, isothiazolinones (MIT/MCI), parabens, mineral oils and petrolatum, soap, gelatin in the coating, toning dyes, tar. Suitable for: adults, children, pregnancy, colour-treated hair. gluten-free, sensitive skin, acne-prone, rosacea, babies, atopic skin, dry scalp — ask a doctor. wheat allergy, fragrance allergy — not without a doctor. Use: with every wash, leave on for 2–3 minutes. When to expect an effect: dandruff — 2–4 weeks of regular washing. Label score — 5.5 out of 10 (actives with strong evidence: 0 of 2; for “dandruff and itchy scalp” — 27 %; without salicylic acid, which lifts the flakes; nasturtium extract; could be added without conflict: salicylic acid (bha), nasturtium extract; below threshold: climbazole; a narrow formula for one purpose; harsh surfactants: sodium laureth sulfate (sles); mild surfactants: cocamidopropyl betaine; irritation potential of the base — 42 % of sls; film: silicones; rinse-off product; debatable groups: menthol, fragrance and its allergens (skin test positive in 13 of 100 tested)). Per the pack: avoid contact with eyes; rinse thoroughly with water on contact. A restatement of the label, not an assessment.

Who it does not suit

  • wheat allergyhives and anaphylaxis to hydrolysed wheat in cosmetics are described
  • fragrance allergyrisk of reaction

When to stop: itching, scalp redness — stop; itching, rash, swollen lips or eyelids — stop and see a doctor

Per the maker's leaflet: Per the pack: avoid contact with eyes; rinse thoroughly with water on contact. A restatement of the label, not an assessment.

Is this product right for your hair?

The score describes the formula, not your hair: a sulfate shampoo suits an oily scalp and fails a dry, sensitive one. Tell us about your hair, scalp and the problem — shedding, dandruff, oiliness, dryness — and we will build a routine and say whether this product suits you.

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