Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo

Editor's Take

Sulfate-free cleansing base meets real Argan oil and a bio-marine extract complex, but the fragrance, ethoxylated emulsifiers, and Ethanolamine drag the clean score to 3.6.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 7.4 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 6.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 3.6 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 5.3 / 10

The Verdict

This is a modern hydrating shampoo that delivers on its category promise. The sulfate-free surfactant system and multi-humectant strategy (Glycerin, PCA, Xylitol, seaweed extracts) earn the 7.4 efficacy score, and the Argan oil and algae complex add genuine nourishment. The technology is solid; a next-gen cleansing base paired with bio-marine actives; though the reliance on legacy PEG-style base emulsifiers keeps it from feeling well executed. The clean score tells the real story: undisclosed fragrance at position 5, Ethanolamine, and a tail of ethoxylated PEGs (PEG-150, PEG-6, PEG-20, Polysorbate 20) pull it down to 3.6, and the sustainability score follows at 5.3 due to persistent polymers and petrochemical emulsifiers. Worth it for the hydration and gentle cleanse, but this is not a clean-beauty pick.

Is Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo clean?

DARE scores Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo by Moroccanoil 3.6 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo?

The formula leads with AQUA/WATER/EAU, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, LACTAMIDE MEA. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo by Moroccanoil scores Performance 7.4 / 10, Clean Standards 3.6 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 5.3 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

AQUA/WATER/EAU, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, LACTAMIDE MEA, ACRYLATES/PALMETH-25 ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, GLYCERIN, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, RETINYL PALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL, CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT, ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM EXTRACT, PALMARIA PALMATA EXTRACT, LAMINARIA SACCHARINA EXTRACT, UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT, SODIUM SARCOSINATE, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, XYLITOL, POLYQUATERNIUM-7, GLUCOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, ANHYDROXYLITOL, PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, SODIUM PCA, PEG-20 GLYCERYL LAURATE, LAURIC ACID, ETHANOLAMINE, POLYSORBATE 20, LINOLEIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, CHLORPHENESIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LINALOOL.