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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glycerin, alcohol, decyl glucoside, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) water, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, inulin, sodium cocoyl/olivoyl hydrolyzed oat protein, cicer arietinum seed extract, pyrus cydonia seed extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citral, geraniol, chondrus crispus extract, sodium cocoyl glutamate, fructosyl cocoate/olivate, fructose, citric acid, xanthan gum 9	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua), glycerin, alcohol, decyl glucoside, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) water, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, inulin, sodium cocoyl/olivoyl hydrolyzed oat protein, cicer arietinum seed extract, pyrus cydonia seed extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citral, geraniol, chondrus crispus extract, sodium cocoyl glutamate, fructosyl cocoate/olivate, fructose, citric acid, xanthan gum

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol

Astringent: Alcohol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent