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Light & Smooth Shampoo

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Scalp Relief Shampoo

Product category and function

Light & Smooth Shampoo

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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Light & Smooth Shampoo

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

Light & Smooth Shampoo

Scalp Relief Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide methyl mea, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, bis (c13-15 alkoxy) pg-amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, fragrance/parfum, sodium chloride, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, etidronic acid, tocopherol, camelina sativa seed oil, pentaclethra macroloba seed oil, distearyldimonium chloride, c10-40 isoalkylamidopropylethyldimonium ethosulfate, cholesterol, citric acid, sodium citrate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf/stem extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, coumarin, linalool 9	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 = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide methyl mea, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, bis (c13-15 alkoxy) pg-amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, fragrance/parfum, sodium chloride, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, etidronic acid, tocopherol, camelina sativa seed oil, pentaclethra macroloba seed oil, distearyldimonium chloride, c10-40 isoalkylamidopropylethyldimonium ethosulfate, cholesterol, citric acid, sodium citrate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf/stem extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, coumarin, 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

Light & Smooth Shampoo

Scalp Relief Shampoo

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Isopropyl alcohol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Light & Smooth Shampoo

Scalp Relief Shampoo

Water/aqua/eau

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 laureth sulfate

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.