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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

BOOSTA 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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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

BOOSTA Shampoo

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene 19	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycereth-26, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, fragrance/parfum, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, panthenol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, quaternium-80, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-11, laureth-2, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium isethionate, coconut acid, laureth-3, sodium sulfate, benzoic acid, glycerin, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, d-limonene, geraniol, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycereth-26, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, fragrance/parfum, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, panthenol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, quaternium-80, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-11, laureth-2, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium isethionate, coconut acid, laureth-3, sodium sulfate, benzoic acid, glycerin, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, d-limonene, geraniol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

BOOSTA Shampoo

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

BOOSTA Shampoo

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 lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Coco-betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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