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Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Damage Remedy Restructuring 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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Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, babassuamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, sodium chloride, disodium coco-glucoside citrate, dimethicone, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, squalane, hordeum distichon extract (barley) (extrait d'orge a deux rangs), chenopodium quinoa seed extract, phellodendron amurense bark extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, calcium gluconate, sodium gluconate, acrylates copolymer, bixa orellana seed extract, salicylic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, stearic acid, potassium stearate, laureth-4, laureth-23, polysorbate 80, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, citronellol, limonene, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, annatto (ci 75120) 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 = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, babassuamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, sodium chloride, disodium coco-glucoside citrate, dimethicone, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, hydrogenated lecithin, hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, squalane, hordeum distichon extract (barley) (extrait d'orge a deux rangs), chenopodium quinoa seed extract, phellodendron amurense bark extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, calcium gluconate, sodium gluconate, acrylates copolymer, bixa orellana seed extract, salicylic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, stearic acid, potassium stearate, laureth-4, laureth-23, polysorbate 80, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, citronellol, limonene, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, annatto (ci 75120)

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

Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Water/aqua/eau

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 methyl cocoyl taurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Babassuamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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