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Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Nanoworks Gold 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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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

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Nanoworks Gold 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 17	Aqua/water/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, glycol distearate, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, coco-glucoside, glycereth-26, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, sodium chloride, ppg-5-ceteth-20, methyl gluceth-20, polyquaternium-10, amodimethicone, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, carbomer, c11-15 pareth-7, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, butyrospermum parkii butter(shea butter), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, butylene glycol, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, laureth-9, glycerin, c12-13 pareth-23, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-3, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract(sunflower seed extract), magnesium nitrate, phenoxyethanol, sodium acetate, salicylic acid, isopropyl alcohol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, melanin, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, pentylene glycol, bht, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 52

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, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, glycol distearate, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, coco-glucoside, glycereth-26, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, sodium chloride, ppg-5-ceteth-20, methyl gluceth-20, polyquaternium-10, amodimethicone, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, carbomer, c11-15 pareth-7, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, butyrospermum parkii butter(shea butter), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, butylene glycol, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, laureth-9, glycerin, c12-13 pareth-23, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-3, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract(sunflower seed extract), magnesium nitrate, phenoxyethanol, sodium acetate, salicylic acid, isopropyl alcohol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, melanin, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, pentylene glycol, bht, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

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Nanoworks Gold 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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Panthenol

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing.Wash (Made in USA)

Nanoworks Gold 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.