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Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

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Product category and function

Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

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

Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

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

Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, propanediol, coco-betaine, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, sodium pca, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, lecithin, ascorbyl palmitate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol 9	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 = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water, glycerin, propanediol, coco-betaine, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, sodium pca, tocopherol, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, lecithin, ascorbyl palmitate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

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

Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Propanediol

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

Burt's Bees Baby Shampoo & Wash – Foaming

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent