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Hydra-Restore Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Hydra-Restore 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

Hydra-Restore Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Hydra-Restore Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, decyl glucoside, betaine, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, parfum (fragrance), panthenol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, fructose, sodium hydroxide, urea, tocopherol, allantoin, maltose, sodium chloride, sodium lactate, sodium pca, trehalose, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, glucose, sodium hyaluronate, piper nigrum (pepper) fruit oil, salvia officinalis (sage) oil, rosa damascena flower oil, citronellol, geraniol 12	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 = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/aqua/eau, decyl glucoside, betaine, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, parfum (fragrance), panthenol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, glycerin, pentylene glycol, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, fructose, sodium hydroxide, urea, tocopherol, allantoin, maltose, sodium chloride, sodium lactate, sodium pca, trehalose, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, glucose, sodium hyaluronate, piper nigrum (pepper) fruit oil, salvia officinalis (sage) oil, rosa damascena flower oil, citronellol, geraniol

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

Hydra-Restore Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydra-Restore Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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