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Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

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Medium Hair Shampoo

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Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

Medium Hair 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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Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium chloride, propanediol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, babassuamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycol stearate, andrographis paniculata extract, centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, lactobacillus ferment, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, zinc pca, glycerin, ethyl macadamiate, menthol, menthyl lactate, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, malic acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, benzyl salicylate, tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate 13	Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium chloride, propanediol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, babassuamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycol stearate, andrographis paniculata extract, centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, lactobacillus ferment, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, zinc pca, glycerin, ethyl macadamiate, menthol, menthyl lactate, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, malic acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, benzyl salicylate, tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6)

Notable ingredients

Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

Soothing: Centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, Lactobacillus ferment, Menthol

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica (hydrocotyl) extract, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Malic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

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Ingredients with their functions

Scalp Solutions Balancing Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

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 cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium chloride

Also-called: Salt | Function: Viscosity controlling

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