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Product category and function

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-Dandruff 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

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

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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

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

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Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 14	Salicylic acid (2.0%), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium coco-sulfate, coco-glucoside, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glyceryl oleate, cedrus atlantica bark oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, copaifera officinalis (balsam copaiba) resin, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, pogostemon cablin oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, chenopodium quinoa seed, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, styrax benzoin resin extract, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, citric acid, disodium cocoyl glutamate, inulin, menthol, potassium hydroxide, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, sodium sulfate, water (aqua), alcohol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Salicylic acid (2.0%), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium coco-sulfate, coco-glucoside, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glyceryl oleate, cedrus atlantica bark oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, copaifera officinalis (balsam copaiba) resin, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, pogostemon cablin oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, chenopodium quinoa seed, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, styrax benzoin resin extract, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, citric acid, disodium cocoyl glutamate, inulin, menthol, potassium hydroxide, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, sodium sulfate, water (aqua), alcohol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Menthol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-Dandruff 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.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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