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Essential Moisture Cleanser

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Scalp Relief Shampoo

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Essential Moisture Cleanser

Scalp Relief 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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Ingredient highlights

Essential Moisture Cleanser

Scalp Relief 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

Full ingredient list

Essential Moisture Cleanser

Scalp Relief Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 10	Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, citric acid, polyquaternium-10, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, isostearyl alcohol, boswellia serrata gum, tocopherol, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, sodium sulfite

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 18

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

Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, citric acid, polyquaternium-10, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, isostearyl alcohol, boswellia serrata gum, tocopherol, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, sodium sulfite

Notable ingredients

Essential Moisture Cleanser

Scalp Relief Shampoo

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, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Moisture Cleanser

Scalp Relief 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.

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.