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Curl Nourish Shampoo

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Product category and function

Curl Nourish Shampoo

Velveteen Dream 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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Ingredient highlights

Curl Nourish Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing 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

Curl Nourish Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, decyl glucoside, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-10, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium benzoate, carbomer, pyrus malus fruit extract/apple fruit extract, sodium hydroxide, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, salicylic acid, propylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, niacinamide, pyridoxine hcl, benzyl salicylate, benzyl cinnamate, citric acid, coumarin, saccharum officinarum extract/sugar cane extract/extrait de canne a sucre, limonene, geraniol, sodium acetate, citronellol, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, glycerin, simmondsia chinensis seed oil/jojoba seed oil, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, hydroxypropyltrimonium lemon protein, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, citrus limon peel extract/lemon peel extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract 19	Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, decyl glucoside, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-10, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium benzoate, carbomer, pyrus malus fruit extract/apple fruit extract, sodium hydroxide, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, salicylic acid, propylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, niacinamide, pyridoxine hcl, benzyl salicylate, benzyl cinnamate, citric acid, coumarin, saccharum officinarum extract/sugar cane extract/extrait de canne a sucre, limonene, geraniol, sodium acetate, citronellol, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, glycerin, simmondsia chinensis seed oil/jojoba seed oil, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, hydroxypropyltrimonium lemon protein, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, citrus limon peel extract/lemon peel extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Notable ingredients

Curl Nourish Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Nourish Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Aqua/water/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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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