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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Essential Moisture Cleanser

Product category and function

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Essential Moisture Cleanser

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

Essential Moisture Cleanser

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

Essential Moisture Cleanser

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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 11	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, propanediol, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 26

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), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, propanediol, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Essential Moisture Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

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

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Essential Moisture Cleanser

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.