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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

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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 12	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, sodium chloride, cocamide mipa, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, garcinia indica (kokum) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, glycol stearate, ethyl macadamiate, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, tocopherol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, sodium chloride, cocamide mipa, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, garcinia indica (kokum) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, glycol stearate, ethyl macadamiate, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, tocopherol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Be Curly Advanced Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Be Curly Advanced 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.