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Kristin Ess Hair
Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

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Paul Mitchell
Color Protect Shampoo

Product category and function

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Color Protect 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

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Color Protect Shampoo

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Color Protect Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, decyl glucoside, fragrance (parfum), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sorbitol, cocamide mipa, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycerin, panthenol, peg-150 distearate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, stearyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium chloride, acrylates copolymer, citric acid, chlorphenesin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polyquaternium-7, cetrimonium chloride, coconut acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, isopropanolamine, sodium benzoate, coumarin 14	Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, decyl glucoside, fragrance (parfum), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sorbitol, cocamide mipa, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycerin, panthenol, peg-150 distearate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, stearyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium chloride, acrylates copolymer, citric acid, chlorphenesin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polyquaternium-7, cetrimonium chloride, coconut acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, isopropanolamine, sodium benzoate, coumarin

Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Color Protect Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Glycerin, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Color Protect 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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