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Balancing Shampoo

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Product category and function

Balancing Shampoo

Simply Smoothing 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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Balancing Shampoo

Simply Smoothing 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Balancing Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycerin, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, lauramidopropyl betaine, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, prunus cerasus (bitter cherry) fruit extract, papain, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, citric acid, lycium barbarum fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) juice, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil/helianthus annuus seed oil, panthenol, litchi chinensis pericarp extract, sodium benzoate, punica granatum bark extract, sodium cocoyl glutamate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, averrhoa carambola fruit extract, glyceryl caprylate, polyglyceryl-6 oleate, sodium surfactin, ascorbyl palmitate, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), dehydroacetic acid, benzyl alcohol, beta-carotene ci 40800, coconut, vegetable, or plant derived 12	Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, betaine, glycerin, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) liquid endosperm, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, juniperus mexicana oil, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, dipteryx odorata seed oil, vanillin, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycerin, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, lauramidopropyl betaine, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, prunus cerasus (bitter cherry) fruit extract, papain, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, citric acid, lycium barbarum fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) juice, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil/helianthus annuus seed oil, panthenol, litchi chinensis pericarp extract, sodium benzoate, punica granatum bark extract, sodium cocoyl glutamate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, averrhoa carambola fruit extract, glyceryl caprylate, polyglyceryl-6 oleate, sodium surfactin, ascorbyl palmitate, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), dehydroacetic acid, benzyl alcohol, beta-carotene ci 40800, coconut, vegetable, or plant derived

Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, betaine, glycerin, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) liquid endosperm, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, juniperus mexicana oil, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, dipteryx odorata seed oil, vanillin, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Balancing Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Sunscreen/UV filter: Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Prunus cerasus (bitter cherry) fruit extract

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, Vanillin

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing Shampoo

Simply Smoothing 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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