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Core Strength Shampoo

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Men Pure-Formance Shampoo

Product category and function

Core Strength Shampoo

Men Pure-Formance 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

Men Pure-Formance 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Core Strength Shampoo

Men Pure-Formance Shampoo

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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 11	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, decyl glucoside, babassuamidopropyl betaine, cetyl alcohol, sodium chloride, calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, sodium gluconate, hydrolyzed algin, glycerin, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, dehydroxanthan gum, capryloyl glycine, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, stearic acid, ursolic acid, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, limonene, citronellol, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 28

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, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, decyl glucoside, babassuamidopropyl betaine, cetyl alcohol, sodium chloride, calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, sodium gluconate, hydrolyzed algin, glycerin, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, dehydroxanthan gum, capryloyl glycine, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, stearic acid, ursolic acid, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, limonene, citronellol, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Core Strength Shampoo

Men Pure-Formance Shampoo

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, Capryloyl glycine, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Core Strength Shampoo

Men Pure-Formance 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.