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System 3 Shampoo

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Super Strong Shampoo

Product category and function

System 3 Shampoo

Super Strong 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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System 3 Shampoo

Super Strong 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

System 3 Shampoo

Super Strong Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, tetrasodium edta, methylparaben, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, limonene, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cystine bis-pg-propyl silanetriol, niacinamide, panthenol, biotin, lecithin, tocopheryl acetate, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) peel extract, humulus lupulus (hops flower) extract, urtica dioica (nettle) leaf extract, blue 1 (ci 42090), acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, saccharum officinarum (sugar cane extract) (extrait de canne a sucre), vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, faex extract(yeast extract) (extrait de levure), propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, potassium sorbate, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, ethylparaben, butylparaben, sodium xylenesulfonate 14	Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mipa, panthenol, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, wheat amino acids, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium soyamphodiacetate, glycerin, glyoxal, isoceteth-20, panthenyl ethyl ether, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium xylenesulfonate, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, tetrasodium edta, methylparaben, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, limonene, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cystine bis-pg-propyl silanetriol, niacinamide, panthenol, biotin, lecithin, tocopheryl acetate, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) peel extract, humulus lupulus (hops flower) extract, urtica dioica (nettle) leaf extract, blue 1 (ci 42090), acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, saccharum officinarum (sugar cane extract) (extrait de canne a sucre), vaccinium myrtillus leaf extract, faex extract(yeast extract) (extrait de levure), propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, potassium sorbate, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, ethylparaben, butylparaben, sodium xylenesulfonate

Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide mipa, panthenol, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, wheat amino acids, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium soyamphodiacetate, glycerin, glyoxal, isoceteth-20, panthenyl ethyl ether, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium xylenesulfonate, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, linalool

Notable ingredients

System 3 Shampoo

Super Strong Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol, Equisetum arvense extract, Wheat amino acids, Urtica dioica extract

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Glyoxal, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

System 3 Shampoo

Super Strong 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 laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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