Klinge Pharma Ketoconazol Shampoo Ingredients Explained

Name: Ketoconazol Shampoo
Brand: Klinge Pharma

Updated on March 07, 2024 Submitted by Cobalt

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Overview

What it is

Shampoo with 16 ingredients that contains AHA

Cool Features

It is fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe

Suited For

It has ingredients that are good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores, scar healing and better texture

Free From

It doesn't contain any oils, parabens or silicones

Fun facts

Klinge Pharma is from Germany. This product is used in 3 routines created by our community.

We independently verify ingredients and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Does this product need an update? Let us know.

Ingredient List (16)

Ketoconazole, Sodium Sulfate, Disodium Selenite, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, EDTA, Methylal, Hydroxyethyl Imidazolidinone, Urea, Propyltrimoniumchloride Acrylamide/Dimethylacrylamide Copolymer, Panthenol, Hydroxyethyl Ethylene Dipalmitamide, Sodium Hydroxide, CI 45430, Water

You should know

Here's our breakdown of the notable ingredients, benefits, and concerns we determined from the ingredients in this product. Click any item to learn more.

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Benefits

Hydrating

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture (2)

Reduces Large Pores

Scar Healing

Brightening

Concerns

Drying (2)

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating (2)

Rosacea (4)

Eczema (2)

Ingredient Info

Click any item below to learn more and view relevant ingredients.

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

Ingredients Overview

Here's our quick-to-read summary of the ingredients in this product. Keep scrolling if you'd like to learn more about what each ingredient does!

Ingredient

Com. / Irr. Rating

Features

Masking

Buffering, Masking

Perfuming, Preservative, Solvent

Solvent

Humectant

Buffering, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Skin Conditioning

0 / 0

Skin Conditioning

Buffering

Cosmetic Colorant

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Ingredients Explained

This product contains 16 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Ketoconazole

What it does:

Community Rating: Loved

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.

Sodium Sulfate

What it does:

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Sodium Sulfate is a type of sulfate.

Disodium Selenite

What it does:

We don't have a description for Disodium Selenite.

Sodium Chloride

What it does: Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

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.

Learn more about Sodium Chloride

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

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

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.

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 look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

Learn more about Citric Acid

Benzyl Alcohol

What it does: Perfuming, Preservative, Solvent

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Benzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.

Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.

Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.

Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.

Other types of astringent alcohols include:

According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.

Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.

Learn more about Benzyl Alcohol

EDTA

What it does:

Community Rating: Very Disliked

EDTA is the shortened name for ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. It is a chelating agent and used to stabilize products.

Chelating Agents are used to prevent trace metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This can prevent unwanted reactions or changed efficacy of products.

Methylal

What it does: Solvent

We don't have a description for Methylal.

Hydroxyethyl Imidazolidinone

What it does: Humectant

We don't have a description for Hydroxyethyl Imidazolidinone.

Urea

What it does: Buffering, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Urea is also called carbamide and is the diamide of carbonic acid. In cosmetics, urea is used to hydrate the skin. It also provides exfoliation in higher concentrations.

As a humectant, urea helps draw moisture from the air and from deep within the skin. This helps hydrate your skin. Studies show urea is an effective moisturizer for dry skin conditions. 40% urea is typical in medications for treating eczema and other skin conditions.

Urea has the strongest exfoliation effect in concentrations higher than 10%. It is a keratolytic agent, meaning it breaks down the keratin protein in the top layer of skin. This helps remove dead skin cells and flaking skin.

In medicine, urea has been shown to help increase the potency of other ingredients, such as fungal treatments.

Humans and animals use urea to metabolize nitrogen-containing compounds. Urea is highly soluble in water. Once dissolved, it is neither acidic nor alkaline.

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Propyltrimoniumchloride Acrylamide/Dimethylacrylamide Copolymer

What it does:

We don't have a description for Propyltrimoniumchloride Acrylamide/Dimethylacrylamide Copolymer.

Panthenol

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Hydroxyethyl Ethylene Dipalmitamide

What it does: Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Hydroxyethyl Ethylene Dipalmitamide.

Sodium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Mixed

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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CI 45430

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

We don't have a description for Ci 45430.

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

Learn more about Water

Embed Ingredients

Here's what our community thinks of the 16 ingredients in this product ✨

25% are loved or liked

6% have mixed ratings

31% are disliked or very disliked

38% have no rating yet

When to use

Here's some more info on how this product is used by our community.

Directions

wet hair and scalp thoroughly with water and apply a sufficient amount of shampoo (approx. 5 ml). Massage the shampoo all over the scalp and leave for 3 to 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.