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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Moisturizing Shampoo

Product category and function

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Moisturizing 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

Moisturizing 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

Full ingredient list

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Moisturizing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 10	Aqua (water), sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-70, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, hydrolyzed quinoa, sodium gluconate, polyquaternium-10, limonene, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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

Aqua (water), sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-70, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, hydrolyzed quinoa, sodium gluconate, polyquaternium-10, limonene, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Moisturizing Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Solvent: Aqua (water), Benzyl alcohol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Moisturizing 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.