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Wash Day Curl Shampoo

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Wash Day Curl Shampoo

Simply Smoothing 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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Wash Day Curl Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Wash Day Curl Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

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Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, (naturally derived) fragrance oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (organic), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil (organic), argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil (organic), persea gratissima (avocado) oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (organic), sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil (organic), coco-caprylate, calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, yucca filamentosa root extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, menthone glycerin acetal, menthol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (leaf/stem) oil, biotin, citric acid, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, magnolia officinalis bark extract, citrus reticulata (tangerine) fruit extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, citrus aurantium sinensis peel extract, glyceryl caprylate, pentylene glycol, ascorbic acid, lactic acid 13	Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, betaine, glycerin, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) liquid endosperm, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, juniperus mexicana oil, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, dipteryx odorata seed oil, vanillin, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, (naturally derived) fragrance oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter (organic), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil (organic), argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil (organic), persea gratissima (avocado) oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (organic), sclerocarya birrea (marula) seed oil (organic), coco-caprylate, calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, yucca filamentosa root extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, menthone glycerin acetal, menthol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (leaf/stem) oil, biotin, citric acid, sodium phytate, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, magnolia officinalis bark extract, citrus reticulata (tangerine) fruit extract, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, citrus aurantium sinensis peel extract, glyceryl caprylate, pentylene glycol, ascorbic acid, lactic acid

Water (eau), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, betaine, glycerin, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) liquid endosperm, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, punica granatum extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) flower oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, juniperus mexicana oil, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, dipteryx odorata seed oil, vanillin, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Wash Day Curl Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed oil, Vanillin

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Wash Day Curl Shampoo

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Purified water

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 hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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