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Core Strength Shampoo

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Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

Product category and function

Core Strength Shampoo

Cherry Almond Softening 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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Core Strength Shampoo

Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Core Strength Shampoo

Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, sodium chloride, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, glycerin, propanediol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool 13	Water/aqua/eau, ammonium lauryl sulfate, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, prunus serrulata flower (cherry) extract, glycerin, glycol stearate, butylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium sulfate, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, limonene, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water (aqua), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, sodium chloride, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, glycerin, propanediol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool

Water/aqua/eau, ammonium lauryl sulfate, propanediol, decyl glucoside, sodium hydroxypropylsulfonate laurylglucoside crosspolymer, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, prunus serrulata flower (cherry) extract, glycerin, glycol stearate, butylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycol distearate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, ammonium sulfate, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), linalool, geraniol, limonene, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

Core Strength Shampoo

Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Core Strength Shampoo

Cherry Almond Softening Shampoo

Water (aqua)

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 methyl cocoyl taurate

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.