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Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

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Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/eau/aqua, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, squalane, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, brassica campestris (rapeseed/colza) seed oil, sesamum indicum (sesame/sésame) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut/nuix de coco) oil, sodium hyaluronate, polyglutamic acid, spirulina platensis (blue green algae/algues bleu-verte) extract, cocos nucifera (coconut/nuix de coco) water, emblica officinalis (gooseberry/groseille à maquereau) fruit extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, cocamide mipa, coconut acid, polyester-11, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-73, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium isethionate, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/eau/aqua, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, squalane, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, brassica campestris (rapeseed/colza) seed oil, sesamum indicum (sesame/sésame) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut/nuix de coco) oil, sodium hyaluronate, polyglutamic acid, spirulina platensis (blue green algae/algues bleu-verte) extract, cocos nucifera (coconut/nuix de coco) water, emblica officinalis (gooseberry/groseille à maquereau) fruit extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, cocamide mipa, coconut acid, polyester-11, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-73, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium isethionate, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

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

Notable ingredients

Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Antioxidant: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Water/eau/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.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.