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Scalp Care Shampoo

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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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Ingredient highlights

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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamide mea, lauramidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, alcohol, decyl glucoside, glycol distearate, fragrance/parfum, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, lauric acid, menthol, polyquaternium-10, etidronic acid, citric acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, ppg-25 butyl ether phosphate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-49, capryloyl glycine, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, isostearic acid, isostearoyl hydrolyzed collagen, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ascophyllum nodosum/fucus vesiculosus/hizikia fusiforme/kjellmaniella gyrata/lessonia nigrescens/saccharina angustata/saccharina japonica/undaria pinnatifida extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate 16	Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil(olive fruit oil), camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700(red 4), methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510(orange 4)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 59

Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamide mea, lauramidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, alcohol, decyl glucoside, glycol distearate, fragrance/parfum, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, lauric acid, menthol, polyquaternium-10, etidronic acid, citric acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, ppg-25 butyl ether phosphate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-49, capryloyl glycine, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, isostearic acid, isostearoyl hydrolyzed collagen, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ascophyllum nodosum/fucus vesiculosus/hizikia fusiforme/kjellmaniella gyrata/lessonia nigrescens/saccharina angustata/saccharina japonica/undaria pinnatifida extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil(olive fruit oil), camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700(red 4), methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510(orange 4)

Notable ingredients

Scalp Care Shampoo

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Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Haematococcus pluvialis extract, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Cocamide mea

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing

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