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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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Balancing.Wash (Made in EU)

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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Balancing.Wash (Made in EU)

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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

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Balancing.Wash (Made in EU)

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua) (eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycol distearate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cananga odorata flower oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, wheat amino acids, superoxide dismutase, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, melanin, lactic acid, glycerin, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, caprylyl glycol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polysilicone-19, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycereth-26, methyl gluceth-20, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, peg-150 distearate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-11, polyamide-2, peg-4 rapeseedamide, malic acid, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate 16	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 = 52

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Water (aqua) (eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycol distearate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cananga odorata flower oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, wheat amino acids, superoxide dismutase, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, melanin, lactic acid, glycerin, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, caprylyl glycol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polysilicone-19, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycereth-26, methyl gluceth-20, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, peg-150 distearate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-11, polyamide-2, peg-4 rapeseedamide, malic acid, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate

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

Balancing.Wash (Made in EU)

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Soothing: Urtica dioica (nettle) extract, Wheat amino acids, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Superoxide dismutase

Exfoliant: Malic acid, Lactic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing.Wash (Made in EU)

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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