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Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

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Product category and function

Age Defense Shampoo

Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

Shampoos	Shampoos
Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.	Cleansers to remove dirt, oil, and buildup from hair.
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Age Defense Shampoo

Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

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

Age Defense Shampoo

Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

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 9	Salicylic acid (2.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, fragrance, polyquaternium-22, sodium citrate, hexylene glycol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 13

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

Salicylic acid (2.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, fragrance, polyquaternium-22, sodium citrate, hexylene glycol, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Age Defense Shampoo

Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Menthol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.5%)

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.5%)

Solvent: Water, Hexylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Defense Shampoo

Scalp Therapy Anti-dandruff Scalp Build-up Control

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.