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Alba Botanical
Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

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Paul Mitchell
Color Protect Shampoo

Alba Botanical smooth and soothe shampoo hemp.

Product category and function

Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

Color Protect Shampoo

Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

Color Protect Shampoo

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

Color Protect Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium cocoyl isethionate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, cannabis sativa seed oil, shea butter ethyl esters, soybean glycerides, betula alba juice, chenopodium quinoa seed(1), lawsonia inermis (henna) flower/ fruit/leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract(1), urtica dioica (nettle) leaf extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, biotin, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, gamma-decalactone, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, maltodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sucrose laurate, triethyl citrate, alcohol(1), benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, beta ionone, geraniol 11	Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium cocoyl isethionate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, cannabis sativa seed oil, shea butter ethyl esters, soybean glycerides, betula alba juice, chenopodium quinoa seed(1), lawsonia inermis (henna) flower/ fruit/leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract(1), urtica dioica (nettle) leaf extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, biotin, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, gamma-decalactone, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, maltodextrin, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sucrose laurate, triethyl citrate, alcohol(1), benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, beta ionone, geraniol

Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

Color Protect Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract(1)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract(1), Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol(1), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Triethyl citrate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Smooth &Soothe Shampoo Hemp

Color Protect Shampoo

Water (aqua)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent