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Age Defense Shampoo

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Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Product category and function

Age Defense Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree 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

Age Defense Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Age Defense Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, parfum/fragrance, malic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, sodium hydroxide, niacinamide, oleic acid, sodium citrate, sodium cocoate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, caffeine, polyquaternium-10, mentha piperita oil, menthol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, citric acid 10	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium citrate, citric acid, fragrance, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium xylenesulfonate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, parfum/fragrance, malic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, sodium hydroxide, niacinamide, oleic acid, sodium citrate, sodium cocoate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, caffeine, polyquaternium-10, mentha piperita oil, menthol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, citric acid

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium citrate, citric acid, fragrance, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium xylenesulfonate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

Age Defense Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Menthol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Defense Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Aqua/water/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 methyl 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.