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Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Thick Hair Shampoo

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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 USA)

Thick Hair 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 cruelty-free

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Thick Hair Shampoo

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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) 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, glycerin, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, melanin, lactic acid, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, caprylyl glycol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycereth-26, methyl gluceth-20, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, peg-150 distearate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-11, polyamide-2, acrylates copolymer, peg-4 rapeseedamide, malic acid, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), linalool, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, benzyl salicylate 16	Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, avena sativa (oat) peptide, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, althaea officinalis root extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, amodimethicone, c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, polyquaternium-7, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 15985 (yellow 6)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 44

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) 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, glycerin, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) leaf oil, melanin, lactic acid, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, caprylyl glycol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycereth-26, methyl gluceth-20, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, peg-150 distearate, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-11, polyamide-2, acrylates copolymer, peg-4 rapeseedamide, malic acid, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance (parfum), linalool, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, benzyl salicylate

Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, avena sativa (oat) peptide, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, althaea officinalis root extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, amodimethicone, c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, polyquaternium-7, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 14700 (red 4), ci 15985 (yellow 6)

Notable ingredients

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Thick Hair Shampoo

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

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Salvia officinalis (sage) extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Superoxide dismutase

Exfoliant: Malic acid, Lactic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), 1,2-hexanediol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Thick Hair 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.