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Pro Youth Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Pro Youth 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

Pro Youth Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Pro Youth Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, inulin, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, glycerin, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, pentylene glycol, mel extract (honey extract/extrait de miel), retinol, tocopherol, inulin lauryl carbamate, ascorbyl palmitate, sucrose, hydroxyacetophenone, betaine, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, glyceryl oleate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, fructose, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, behentrimonium chloride, lecithin, sucrose laurate, fragrance/parfum, bht, phenoxyethanol, bha, disodium edta, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, linalool 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 = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, inulin, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, glycerin, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, pentylene glycol, mel extract (honey extract/extrait de miel), retinol, tocopherol, inulin lauryl carbamate, ascorbyl palmitate, sucrose, hydroxyacetophenone, betaine, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, glyceryl oleate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, fructose, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polysorbate 20, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, behentrimonium chloride, lecithin, sucrose laurate, fragrance/parfum, bht, phenoxyethanol, bha, disodium edta, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, linalool

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

Pro Youth Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Sucrose

Skin brightening: Retinol

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Pro Youth 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.

Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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