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Age Defense Shampoo

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Age Defense Shampoo

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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

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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

Extreme 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 9	Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropyl betaine, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-10, sodium benzoate, hexylene glycol, salicylic acid, benzyl benzoate, limonene, benzyl alcohol, linalool, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, biotin

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

Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropyl betaine, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-10, sodium benzoate, hexylene glycol, salicylic acid, benzyl benzoate, limonene, benzyl alcohol, linalool, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, biotin

Notable ingredients

Age Defense Shampoo

Extreme Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Menthol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Hexylene glycol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Age Defense Shampoo

Extreme 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.