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Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

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Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Product category and function

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-Dandruff 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

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 16
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium citrate, citric acid, fragrance, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium xylenesulfonate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone 7	Pyrithione zinc (2%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mea (coco monoethanolamide), fragrance, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, peppermint oil, hydroxypropyl guar, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride(hydroxypropyl trimonium chloride), caprylyl glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, methyl diisopropyl propionamide, tea tree oil, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Anti-acne: Tea tree oil

Antioxidant: Tea tree oil

Anti-dandruff: Pyrithione zinc (2%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo

Water

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.

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Pyrithione zinc (2%)

Also-called: Pyrithione zinc | Function: Preservative, Anti-dandruff

Pyrithione zinc, also known as zinc pyrithione, is a compound of zinc and pyrithione. It acts as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent, preventing the growth of fungi and bacteria. It has long been used to treat dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis and is commonly found in dandruff shampoos.

Zinc pyrithione works by interfering with the utilization of nutrients by Malassezia, a fungus that can overgrow and cause various skin conditions such as dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea versicolor, and fungal acne. By inhibiting the growth of Malassezia, zinc pyrithione can help improve these conditions.

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent