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Johnson's Baby
Baby Bar

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Shea Moisture
African Black Soap Bar Soap

Product category and function

Baby Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Bar Soaps	Bar Soaps
Solid cleansers.	Solid cleansers.
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Ingredient highlights

Baby Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

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

Baby Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium tallowate, water, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, glycerin, titanium dioxide, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, fragrance 7	Sodium palmate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, water (african black soap base), glycerin, fragrance (essential oil blend), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium chloride, avena sativa (oat) kernel meal, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, plantago major leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tetrasodium etidronate, charcoal, pentasodium pentetate, iron oxides

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 9

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Sodium tallowate, water, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, glycerin, titanium dioxide, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, fragrance

Sodium palmate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, water (african black soap base), glycerin, fragrance (essential oil blend), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium chloride, avena sativa (oat) kernel meal, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, plantago major leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tetrasodium etidronate, charcoal, pentasodium pentetate, iron oxides

Notable ingredients

Baby Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Chelating: Pentasodium pentetate, Tetrasodium etidronate

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (african black soap base), Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Baby Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Sodium tallowate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing

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

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 cocoate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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