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Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

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Super Strong Shampoo

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Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Super Strong 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 USA)

Super Strong 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Super Strong 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) 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 14	Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mipa, panthenol, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, wheat amino acids, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium soyamphodiacetate, glycerin, glyoxal, isoceteth-20, panthenyl ethyl ether, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium xylenesulfonate, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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 laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mipa, panthenol, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, wheat amino acids, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium soyamphodiacetate, glycerin, glyoxal, isoceteth-20, panthenyl ethyl ether, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium xylenesulfonate, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, linalool

Notable ingredients

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Super Strong 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, Equisetum arvense extract, Wheat amino acids, Urtica dioica extract

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Glyoxal, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Super Strong 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.