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Strengthening Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Strengthening 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

Strengthening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Strengthening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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‎aqua (water), sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, pisum sativum (pea)peptide, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, glycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, parfum(fragrance), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, citric acid, hydrolyzed quinoa, sodium gluconate,polyquaternium-10, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, limonene,glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, histidine, phenylalanine 10	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 = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

‎aqua (water), sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, pisum sativum (pea)peptide, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, glycerin, hydroxyacetophenone, parfum(fragrance), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, citric acid, hydrolyzed quinoa, sodium gluconate,polyquaternium-10, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, limonene,glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, histidine, phenylalanine

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

Strengthening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: ‎aqua (water), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Strengthening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

‎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 lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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