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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Plumping.Wash (Made in EU)

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

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Water (aqua) (eau), sodium methyl 2-sulfolaurate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, disodium 2-sulfolaurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-2 cocamide, peg-150 distearate, panthenol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, oleanolic acid, aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) seed extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, bambusa vulgaris leaf/stem extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, silk amino acids, rice amino acids, keratin amino acids, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, creatine, apigenin, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, lactic acid, zinc picolinate, glycerin, isopropyl alcohol, butylene glycol, propanediol, butyloctanol, dicetyldimonium chloride, silicone quaternium-16, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycol distearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, undeceth-11, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, steareth-4, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, undeceth-5, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, lactobacillus ferment, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal 16	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 56

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua) (eau), sodium methyl 2-sulfolaurate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, disodium 2-sulfolaurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-2 cocamide, peg-150 distearate, panthenol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, oleanolic acid, aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) seed extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, bambusa vulgaris leaf/stem extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, silk amino acids, rice amino acids, keratin amino acids, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, creatine, apigenin, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, lactic acid, zinc picolinate, glycerin, isopropyl alcohol, butylene glycol, propanediol, butyloctanol, dicetyldimonium chloride, silicone quaternium-16, ppg-26-buteth-26, glycol distearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, undeceth-11, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, steareth-4, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, undeceth-5, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, lactobacillus ferment, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Urtica dioica (nettle) extract, Panthenol, Zinc picolinate, Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Apigenin

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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 methyl 2-sulfolaurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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