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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Botanical Repair Strengthening Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Botanical Repair Strengthening 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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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Botanical Repair Strengthening 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

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Botanical Repair Strengthening 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	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, glycol stearate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, eugenol, geraniol, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, citral, benzyl benzoate, limonene, sodium hydroxide, tartaric acid, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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 isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, glycol stearate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, eugenol, geraniol, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, citral, benzyl benzoate, limonene, sodium hydroxide, tartaric acid, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Botanical Repair Strengthening Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Botanical Repair Strengthening 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.