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Avalon Organics
Nourishing Lavender Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Nourishing Lavender 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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Ingredient highlights

Nourishing Lavender Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Nourishing Lavender Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, water (aqua), sodium coco-sulfate, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, decyl glucoside, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, chenopodium quinoa seed, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, tocopheryl acetate, babassu oil polyglyceryl-4 esters, bisabolol, citric acid, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, inulin, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, sodium sulfate, alcohol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coumarin, limonene, linalool 13	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 = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, water (aqua), sodium coco-sulfate, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, decyl glucoside, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, chenopodium quinoa seed, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, tocopheryl acetate, babassu oil polyglyceryl-4 esters, bisabolol, citric acid, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, inulin, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, sodium sulfate, alcohol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coumarin, limonene, linalool

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

Nourishing Lavender Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate

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

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Nourishing Lavender Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice

Also-called: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Juice, Aloe barbadensis juice | Function: Skin conditioning

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

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.

Sodium coco-sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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