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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Cherry Almond Softening 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

Cherry Almond Softening 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

Cherry Almond Softening 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 12	Water/aqua/eau, ammonium lauryl sulfate, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, prunus serrulata flower (cherry) extract, glycerin, glycol stearate, butylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium sulfate, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, limonene, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 27

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, ammonium lauryl sulfate, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, prunus serrulata flower (cherry) extract, glycerin, glycol stearate, butylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium sulfate, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, limonene, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Cherry Almond Softening 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.