Fragrance-free, sulfate-free, 250 ml, $22. Pre-order now, charged only when it ships, free worldwide shipping. CAPB and the alkyl glucosides are the two most common surfactant allergens in shampoos marketed as “gentle” — Baresel leaves both out and publishes the full ingredient list.
The quickest way to see the difference is to read the labels side by side.
A typical “gentle” shampoo
Contains CAPBIngredients
Aqua (Water), Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol.
Representative example — not a specific brand.
Baresel
No CAPBIngredients
Aqua (Water), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glycerin, Panthenol, Sodium Chloride, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol.
No cocamidopropyl betaine. No sulfates. No fragrance.
Yes — some shampoos are made without cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB), using milder cleansers such as sodium cocoyl isethionate, glucosides, or amino-acid surfactants instead. The catch is you have to read the full ingredient list, because many “gentle” and sulfate-free shampoos still contain it as a foam booster. Baresel is built to leave CAPB out — and the alkyl glucosides too — and publishes its complete list so you can check.
Yes. Baresel is built to leave cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) out — not “reduced”, not “gentle”, just out. The full ingredient list is published below so you can check it against your allergist's list before you buy.
It can be — CAPB is coconut-derived, and so are some gentle surfactants (sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl glutamate). So Baresel is CAPB-free, not a coconut-free guarantee. We show every ingredient and its source so you can decide — and patch-test first.
Because “gentle” and “sulfate-free” don't mean CAPB-free. Cocamidopropyl betaine is one of the most common shampoo contact allergens, and it's widely used in exactly the sulfate-free and “natural” shampoos people switch to.
It's built to. Sodium cocoyl isethionate and a mild taurate cleanser are foaming surfactants, so the formula is designed to make a soft, real lather without CAPB, glucosides or sulfates — and glycerin and panthenol are humectants, added so it's built to clean without the tight, squeaky, stripped feeling the usual “allergy” shampoos can leave behind. Your own wash is the proof.
The full ingredient list is published right here, so you can check it yourself — and CAPB, along with the whole betaine family and the alkyl glucosides, is excluded by the formula, not just left off the marketing. We stand behind the list: the INCI on your bottle matches it, and if anything changes before your order ships, you'll hear it from us first. That's a composition and transparency fact, not a lab-test or clinical claim.
No. Baresel is a cosmetic shampoo and makes no medical claims — it's defined by its ingredient composition. A contact allergy is a medical matter: read the full list, patch-test, and speak with a healthcare professional.
You don't need cocamidopropyl betaine or sulfates for a shampoo that foams. Sodium cocoyl isethionate and a mild taurate cleanser are foaming surfactants, and glycerin and panthenol are humectants — so the formula is built to clean and hold moisture without SLS, CAPB or glucosides, rather than strip and tighten the way the usual “allergy” shampoos can. Your own wash is the proof.
Why Baresel, not just any CAPB-free option
Plenty of clinical shampoos leave cocamidopropyl betaine out. Two checkable facts set Baresel apart from them.
Clinical CAPB-free shampoos work — but many are stripped-down bases that can leave hair dry. Baresel is CAPB-free and keeps a humectant (glycerin), provitamin B5 (panthenol), and a conditioning agent — a complete gentle shampoo, not a bare clinical base. It's a checkable, label-vs-label fact: compare their public INCI to ours.
Baresel leaves out the whole amidopropyl-betaine family — no by-product path back to the real sensitizers, amidoamine and DMAPA — and the alkyl glucosides, which were named Allergen of the Year in 2017. Most CAPB-free shampoos, the clinical ones included, are built on glucosides; Baresel isn't — so it's an option for people who react to both. See the cross-reactor guide. Composition transparency, not a “safe for everyone” claim.
The whole product is built to be checked. Here is the full ingredient list.
What's in it
What's left out
You don't have to take “gentle” on faith. Here's what you can hold us to.
The full ingredient list is published
Every ingredient named, right on this page — so you can check it against your allergy before you buy, not after.
The list you see is the list you get
We stand behind the published ingredient list — the INCI on your bottle matches it, and we'll tell you first if anything changes before your order ships.
Honest about coconut
CAPB-free is a composition fact. Some cleansers are coconut-derived, so we say CAPB-free — never a false “coconut-free”.
A cosmetic, not a cure
No medical claims. Patch-test, and if you have a diagnosed allergy, read the list and ask a professional.
For once, a shampoo you don't have to second-guess: the allergen is out, the full list is in plain sight, and your scalp finally gets a break.
Get BareselEarly tester feedback
Most came to us for the same reason: they were looking for a shampoo without cocamidopropyl betaine.
Before launch, we gave complimentary Baresel to a small group of early testers and asked for honest feedback — positive or negative. No one was paid, and we don't invent reviews. Paying customers will be marked ✓ Verified buyer once we ship.
I've been trying to avoid CAPB for a while, and it's honestly annoying how many shampoos have it. I've used this one for about a week and so far I really like it — hair feels clean, no weird residue.
The main reason I wanted to try it was that it's CAPB-free. I was a little worried it wouldn't lather properly, but it actually does. It feels basically like a normal shampoo, just without the ingredient I'm trying to avoid.
I check shampoo labels way more than I'd like to admit 😂 Cocamidopropyl betaine is in almost everything. This one was just easy — used it, liked it, didn't have to overthink the ingredients.
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now. It took me maybe 2–3 washes to get used to it because my old shampoo was much more scented. But it cleans well and my hair feels good after. Would use again.
I've tried a few shampoos that don't have CAPB, and some of them made my hair feel kind of dry or just didn't clean that well. I didn't have that problem with this one. Pretty impressed, tbh.
Honestly, I just wanted something without CAPB that didn't feel like a medical shampoo. This is probably the first one I've tried where I don't really notice a difference from using a regular shampoo — in a good way.
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We don't show paid or invented reviews, and we won't fake them. Judge us on the full ingredient list, in plain sight.