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Violet Toning Elixir Brightening Shampoo

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Violet Toning Elixir Brightening 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

Violet Toning Elixir Brightening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Violet Toning Elixir Brightening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water / eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium chloride, potassium lactate, phenoxyethanol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, parfum (fragrance), acid violet 43, benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, citric acid, disodium edta, sodium pca, hexyl cinnamal, caprylyl glycol, decylene glycol, coco-glucoside, linalool, glyceryl oleate, limonene, benzyl salicylate, tocopheryl acetate, glycerin, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract 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 = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua (water / eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium chloride, potassium lactate, phenoxyethanol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, parfum (fragrance), acid violet 43, benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, citric acid, disodium edta, sodium pca, hexyl cinnamal, caprylyl glycol, decylene glycol, coco-glucoside, linalool, glyceryl oleate, limonene, benzyl salicylate, tocopheryl acetate, glycerin, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract

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

Violet Toning Elixir Brightening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water / eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Violet Toning Elixir Brightening Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Aqua (water / 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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