Plaine Products Shampoo, Unscented, 16 oz Refill

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Shampoo, Unscented, 16 oz Refill

A fragrance-free 16-ounce shampoo refill in a returnable aluminum bottle, with a complete current formula and a direct phthalate-free statement.

  • hair care
  • fragrance-free
  • refill
  • phthalate-free

Why it earns a place

Plaine Products explicitly excludes phthalates from the current shampoo line, publishes the complete base formula, and lists Unscented as having no added scent ingredients.

Phthalate assuranceExplicit claim + transparent formula

What backs the claim

The current shampoo page explicitly excludes phthalates, publishes the complete base formula, and says the Unscented option adds no scent ingredients. The exact 16-ounce no-pump refill is an available one-time purchase.

What it does not prove

The evidence comes from maker disclosure rather than a public quantitative test of the finished product. Reviews are pooled across shampoo scents and configurations, and botanical ingredients can still be individual irritants or allergens.

Current phthalate-free statement · full ingredient list 4.9 / 5 · 269 reviews via Plaine Products · pooled shampoo reviews Check the evidence → Reviewed 2026-09-14

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Checked September 14, 2026

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Research behind the recommendation.

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Pregnancy Human biomonitoring study

Placental detection is not the same as fetal transfer

Chemicals appeared differently across maternal urine, maternal serum, placental tissue, and cord serum. A placental detection does not by itself show fetal-circulation exposure, and a cord-serum detection does not by itself establish a harmful dose or health effect.

Environmental Science & Technology, 2026 Read summary
Exposure reduction Intervention study

What a small clothing intervention can—and cannot—show

Three urinary phthalate markers fell while participants wore specially precleaned clothing, but food and personal-care restrictions had already begun and the pilot cannot isolate a clothing effect or prescribe an ordinary laundry routine.

Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 Read summary