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Essential Moisture Cleanser

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Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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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

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Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, propanediol, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool 14	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, sodium chloride, cocamide mipa, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, garcinia indica (kokum) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, glycol stearate, ethyl macadamiate, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, tocopherol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, propanediol, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, sodium chloride, cocamide mipa, propanediol, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, garcinia indica (kokum) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, glycol stearate, ethyl macadamiate, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, tocopherol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Propanediol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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