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Ketozolin Ketozolin 2% Shampoo Versus Klinge Pharma Ketoconazol Shampoo

Shampoo
Shampoo
German Brand Germany
German Brand Germany

Updated on May 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe shampoos. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Free From

They both do not contain any oils, parabens or silicones

What's Inside

They both contain sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

This is not an INCI ingredient.

Ketoconazole is a pharmaceutical ingredient used to treat fungal infections. It is best to speak with a medical professional about using this ingredient.

Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Masking

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Buffering, Masking

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and even out skin tone.

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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When to use

16 Routines
19% use in am
81% use in pm
75% use every day
7 Routines
29% use in am
71% use in pm
43% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Ketozolin Ketozolin 2% Shampoo 16 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 1 rating
laetitiapurehome's avatar

Laetitia purehome

5 months ago
Review

Actually a very good product against fungal acne…Idk why it’s rated non fungal acne safe here. This product helped me a lot. I just put it on my forehead while I’m showering and then I’ll rinse it off after some time. All in all a good product but you should only use it 2-3 times a week because it will dry up your skin.

Klinge Pharma Ketoconazol Shampoo 17 ingredients

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