Formula investigation · Re’equil
Why does Re’equil list two ingredient lists for the same shampoo?
We found two materially different ingredient lists on Re’equil-controlled India pages for the same 250 ml shampoo. Here is what differs—and what the pages cannot tell us.
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Quick answer
Re’equil’s main India product page and its brand-operated wholesale page listed the same 250 ml shampoo with materially different ingredient lists when checked on 3 August 2026. The pages establish a discrepancy; they do not establish which list matches a current pack or when a change may have happened.
The practical read
The investigation at a glance
- The product shown
- Re’equil Dandruff Control Shampoo, 250 ml, India
- Where the lists came from
- The main Re’equil product page and a Re’equil-operated wholesale page
- What appears in both
- Piroctone olamine, glycerin, fragrance and several shared surfactants and botanical names
- What materially differs
- The surfactant mix, conditioning polymers, preservatives and colourants
- What remains unknown
- Which list matches current packaging, and whether this is succession, a parallel formula or a publishing error
What we found
The main-page list adds 20 declarations not found in the wholesale list, while seven wholesale-list declarations do not appear on the main page. Twelve ingredients are directly retained, with four botanical pairs treated only as possible matches.
Two different brand-published lists prove a discrepancy—not a reformulation date, a batch history or which list is in a reader’s hand.
What appears in both lists
Both declarations include piroctone olamine, glycerin, fragrance, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine and several shared botanical names. Similar botanical wording is not silently treated as identical when one page says “extract” and the other says “root water” or uses different plant detail.
Major observable differences
The wholesale list begins with C14–16 olefin sulfonate after water and names methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone and CI 42090. The main-page list instead begins with sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, and names a different group of conditioning ingredients, preservatives and CI 19140.
Ingredient order can show that the published sequences differ. It cannot establish exact concentrations or the size of any concentration change.
What we could not verify
No physical pack has been inspected by Layer & Strand. Neither page gives a formula effective date or batch number, so we cannot tell whether the lists represent a reformulation, parallel manufacturers, a stale wholesale page or another publishing error. Layer & Strand does not call this a dated reformulation.
How we checked the two sources
The main brand page names Lyra Laboratories and publishes a longer declaration beginning with sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate and sodium methyl cocoyl taurate.
The wholesale page names Hitech Formulation and publishes a shorter declaration beginning with C14-16 olefin sulfonate after water.
Both pages were remotely captured and verified on 3 August 2026. Neither source supplies a formula effective date or batch number.
No physical pack has been inspected by Layer & Strand, so neither online declaration is labelled physically verified.
In technical terms, these remain conflicting published formula declarations. We preserve both so dated packaging or manufacturer clarification can resolve the conflict without erasing the earlier observation.
Both online sources were last checked 3 Aug 2026.
Detailed ingredient-list comparison
The exact differences, list by list
The main Re’equil India product page and the brand-operated wholesale page both described a 250 ml Dandruff Control Shampoo when checked on 3 August 2026, but their published ingredient declarations differ in surfactants, conditioning agents, preservatives and colourants. This establishes conflicting published declarations—not a reformulation date, batch history or proof that either list matches a pack currently in a reader’s hand.
Wholesale-page declaration
Undated wholesale-page formula — unresolved
- Status
- Different published list; current status unresolved
- Market · pack
- India · 250 ml
- Earliest known
- The brand-controlled wholesale page supplies no formula publication date.
- Last observed
- 2026-08-03
- How it was checked
- 3 Aug 2026 · online
- How certain we are
- Unresolved — the available sources do not settle the formula
Main-page declaration
India 250 ml — main brand page August 2026
- Status
- Current list used on this page
- Market · pack
- India · 250 ml
- Earliest known
- Observed no later than 2026-08-03
- Last observed
- 2026-08-03
- How it was checked
- 3 Aug 2026 · online
- How certain we are
- Moderate — useful details are available, with a stated limitation
20
Only in the main-page list
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl IsethionateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl TaurateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium Lauroyl SarcosinateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Decyl GlucosideDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Propylene GlycolDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Polyquaternium-22Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Polyquaternium-10Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium CocoateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Cocamidopropyl DimethylamineDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium GlycolateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Buteth-3Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- PhenoxyethanolDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol SulfonateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- EthylhexylglycerinDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Tetrasodium EDTADirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Potassium SorbateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium ChlorideDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Tributyl CitrateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- Sodium BenzoateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
- CI 19140Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the later or primary-source list.
7
Only in the wholesale-page list
- C14-16 Olefin SulfonateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- DexpanthenolDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- Polyquaternium-7Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- MethylchloroisothiazolinoneDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- MethylisothiazolinoneDirectly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
- CI 42090Directly observedThis declaration appears only in the earlier or comparison-source list.
Ambiguous or possible matches
These terms are kept distinct unless stronger evidence establishes equivalence.
- Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) Extract → Nasturtium Officinale ExtractPossible matchThe botanical name aligns, but the declarations use different descriptive detail and no physical pack confirms equivalence.
- Arctium Majus Root Extract → Arctium Majus Root WaterPossible matchThe same plant and root are named, but an extract and a root water are not silently treated as the same ingredient.
- Saponaria Officinalis (Common Soapwort) Leaf/Root Extract → Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root ExtractPossible matchThe botanical and plant parts align, but the source wording is preserved and equivalence is recorded as an editorial judgement.
- Fucus Vesiculosus (Seaweed) Extract → Fucus Vesiculosus ExtractPossible matchThe scientific name aligns; the common-name parenthetical may be descriptive, but exact equivalence remains unverified.
Order changes among retained ingredients
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine → Cocamidopropyl BetaineDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
- Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract → Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf ExtractDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract → Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel ExtractDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
- Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf Extract → Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf ExtractDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
- Piroctone Olamine → Piroctone OlamineDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
- Glycerin → GlycerinDirectly observedIts relative position among retained ingredients differs; this does not establish an exact concentration change.
Shared ingredients and technical observations (12)
- Aqua → Aqua (Water)Normalised matchThe declarations match after conservative normalisation.
- Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine → Cocamidopropyl HydroxysultaineDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine → Cocamidopropyl BetaineDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract → Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf ExtractDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract → Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel ExtractDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf Extract → Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf ExtractDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Piroctone Olamine → Piroctone OlamineDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Glycerin → GlycerinDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate → PEG-120 Methyl Glucose DioleateDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Disodium EDTA → Disodium EDTADirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Citric Acid → Citric AcidDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Fragrance → FragranceDirectly observedThe same declaration appears in both lists.
- Active declarations changed
- No directly observed active-name addition or removal.
- Preservative-system signals
- 6 difference(s)
- Surfactant-system signals
- 8 difference(s)
- Conditioning-agent signals
- 4 difference(s)
- Fragrance declaration
- Fragrance remains declared in both lists.
How we verified each list
- evidence-reequil-wholesale-page-2026-08-03Brand or manufacturer page · captured 3 Aug 2026 · checked 3 Aug 2026 · India · 250 mlOpen cited source
- evidence-reequil-main-page-2026-08-03Brand or manufacturer page · captured 3 Aug 2026 · checked 3 Aug 2026 · India · 250 mlOpen cited source
What cannot be concluded
- The evidence does not show whether the declarations represent succession, parallel manufacturers, a stale wholesale page or another publishing error.
- Botanical parentheticals and similar terms are preserved where exact equivalence is uncertain.
- Ingredient order alone cannot establish exact concentrations or the magnitude of a concentration change.
- Different published lists do not by themselves prove when, why or whether a product was reformulated.
Product: Re’equil Dandruff Control Shampoo. Neither declaration has been physically verified by Layer & Strand.
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Sources
reequil-dandruff-control-shampoo-official
Dandruff Control ShampooPrimary current source for the 250 ml product, full ingredient declaration, directions, Indian origin, marketer and manufacturer.
Accessed Aug 2026Verified Aug 2026
reequil-wholesale-dandruff-control-conflict
Dandruff Control ShampooA brand-operated wholesale page carrying a materially different ingredient list. No formula date is supplied, so it is preserved as conflicting evidence rather than merged.
Accessed Aug 2026Verified Aug 2026