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Malin+Goetz
Peppermint Shampoo

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Alba Botanical
So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Peppermint Shampoo

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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Ingredient highlights

Peppermint Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Peppermint Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamide mipa, decyl glucoside, sodium chloride, mentha arvensis leaf oil, limonene, glycerin, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, citric acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium isethionate, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, isopropanolamine, sodium pca, benzoic acid, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine 11	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 = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamide mipa, decyl glucoside, sodium chloride, mentha arvensis leaf oil, limonene, glycerin, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, citric acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium isethionate, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, isopropanolamine, sodium pca, benzoic acid, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine

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

Peppermint Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine, Sodium lactate, Isopropanolamine

Chelating: Citric acid, Sodium phytate

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Peppermint Shampoo

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 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.