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Balancing Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Balancing 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

Balancing 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

Balancing Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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 11	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 = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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 (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

Balancing Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Sunscreen/UV filter: Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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.