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Kristin Ess Hair
Extra Gentle Shampoo

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Paul Mitchell
Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Product category and function

Extra Gentle Shampoo

Platinum Plus Purple 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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Ingredient highlights

Extra Gentle Shampoo

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Extra Gentle Shampoo

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), glycerin, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, hypnea musciformis extract, sargassum filipendula extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, gelidiella acerosa extract, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, cocamide mipa, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, phenoxyethanol, glycol stearate, propanediol, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, isopropanolamine, methyl cocoate, tocopherol, sorbitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, coumarin, linalool 11	Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycerin, glycol stearate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, di-c12-13 alkyl malate, sodium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, isopropanolamine, alcohol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water (aqua/eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), glycerin, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, hypnea musciformis extract, sargassum filipendula extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, gelidiella acerosa extract, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, cocamide mipa, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, phenoxyethanol, glycol stearate, propanediol, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, isopropanolamine, methyl cocoate, tocopherol, sorbitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, coumarin, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycerin, glycol stearate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, di-c12-13 alkyl malate, sodium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, isopropanolamine, alcohol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal.

Notable ingredients

Extra Gentle Shampoo

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Extra Gentle Shampoo

Platinum Plus Purple 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 betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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