Maria Nila True Soft Shampoo vs Pharmaceutical Specialties Free and Clear Shampoo
Pharmaceutical Specialties Free and Clear Shampoo is the lower-concern pick, scoring 26 points higher on the PlainScore rubric.
Score, factor by factor
Concern47 / 5555 / 55
How much genuine, cited concern the ingredients carry, weighted by how much of each is likely present and whether the product stays on or rinses off. Commonly feared but low-concern ingredients cost nothing.
Transparency12 / 2020 / 20
Whether the full ingredient list, and any fragrance, are actually disclosed. An undisclosed "fragrance/parfum" blend hides its allergens and costs points.
Formulation restraint15 / 2525 / 25
Needless irritant or allergen load for the product type. A clean, purposeful formula scores well without any "free-from" theater.
PlainScore74 / 100100 / 100
The three factors summed: concern out of 55, transparency out of 20, formulation restraint out of 25. Higher is lower concern.
Left column: Maria Nila True Soft Shampoo. Right: Pharmaceutical Specialties Free and Clear Shampoo. The bold number wins the factor.
What carries concern in each
Only ingredients with genuine, cited concern or known allergen flags. Commonly feared but low-concern ingredients never count against a score.
Maria Nila True Soft Shampoo
- Cocamidopropyl BetaineWatch if sensitive
- Quaternium-15Watch if sensitive
- Alpha-Isomethyl IononeWatch if sensitive
- FragranceWatch if sensitive
- Hydrolyzed Wheat ProteinWatch if sensitive
- Dehydroacetic AcidWatch if sensitive
- Lactic AcidWatch if sensitive
- Undisclosed “fragrance/parfum” blend: its allergens are hidden.
Pharmaceutical Specialties Free and Clear Shampoo
Nothing on this label carries meaningful, evidence-backed concern.
The two labels share 4 ingredients
Scored against the PlainScore method; every flag is evidence-graded and cited on its ingredient page. Cosmetic information for general education, not medical advice.