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Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Water/eau/aqua, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, dimethyl lauramide/myristamide, montmorillonite (pink clay/argile rose), illite, charcoal (charbon) powder, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) extract, tropaeolum majus (indian cress/capucine) flower/leaf/stem extract, melia azadirachta (neem/margousier) flower extract, coccinia indica (ivy gourd/courge écarlate) fruit extract, melia azadirachta (neem/margousier) leaf extract, solanum melongena (eggplant/aubergine) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis flower extract, lawsonia inermis (henna/henné) flower/fruit/leaf extract, ocimum sanctum (holy basil/ basilic sacré herbe) leaf extract, curcuma longa (turmeric/safran des indes) root extract, pearl powder, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e/vitamine e), glycerin, propylene glycol, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, panthenol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, amino esters-1, decafluoropentane, polyhydroxystearic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, fragrance/parfum 11	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

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Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/eau/aqua, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, dimethyl lauramide/myristamide, montmorillonite (pink clay/argile rose), illite, charcoal (charbon) powder, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) extract, tropaeolum majus (indian cress/capucine) flower/leaf/stem extract, melia azadirachta (neem/margousier) flower extract, coccinia indica (ivy gourd/courge écarlate) fruit extract, melia azadirachta (neem/margousier) leaf extract, solanum melongena (eggplant/aubergine) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis flower extract, lawsonia inermis (henna/henné) flower/fruit/leaf extract, ocimum sanctum (holy basil/ basilic sacré herbe) leaf extract, curcuma longa (turmeric/safran des indes) root extract, pearl powder, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e/vitamine e), glycerin, propylene glycol, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, panthenol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, amino esters-1, decafluoropentane, polyhydroxystearic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, fragrance/parfum

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

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Soothing: Panthenol, Curcuma longa (turmeric/safran des indes) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric/safran des indes) root extract

Antioxidant: Curcuma longa (turmeric/safran des indes) root extract, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e/vitamine e)

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

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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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Disodium cocoamphodipropionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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