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Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

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Core Strength Shampoo

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Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

Core Strength 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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Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

Core Strength 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

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Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

Core Strength Shampoo

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Aqua/water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, glycol distearate, acrylates copolymer, decyl glucoside, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin amino acids, hydrolyzed silk, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, cannabis sativa seed oil, panthenol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate,tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, polyquaternium-7, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance/parfum 13	Water (aqua), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, sodium chloride, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, glycerin, propanediol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua/water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, glycol distearate, acrylates copolymer, decyl glucoside, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin amino acids, hydrolyzed silk, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, cannabis sativa seed oil, panthenol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate,tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, polyquaternium-7, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance/parfum

Water (aqua), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, sodium chloride, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, glycerin, propanediol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

Core Strength Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Chi® Essentials Revive Keratin + Bonding Restoring Shampoo

Core Strength Shampoo

Aqua/water

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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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