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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

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

Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

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

Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

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 12	Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mea, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, dimethicone, parfum/fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, coco-betaine, salicylic acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carbomer, benzyl salicylate, benzyl alcohol, linalool, argania spinosa kernel oil, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, persea gratissima oil/avocado oil, coumarin, fumaric acid, ci 15985/yellow 6, ci 19140/yellow 5, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil/sunflower seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract/rosemary leaf extract, (f.i.l #t288720/1)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mea, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, dimethicone, parfum/fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, coco-betaine, salicylic acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carbomer, benzyl salicylate, benzyl alcohol, linalool, argania spinosa kernel oil, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, persea gratissima oil/avocado oil, coumarin, fumaric acid, ci 15985/yellow 6, ci 19140/yellow 5, potassium sorbate, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil/sunflower seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract/rosemary leaf extract, (f.i.l #t288720/1)

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Nourishing Shampoo With Avocado Oil & Shea Butter

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.