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System 4 Shampoo

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Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying Shampoo

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System 4 Shampoo

Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying 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 4 Shampoo

Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying 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

System 4 Shampoo

Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying 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 13	Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl betaine, limonene, disodium edta, salicylic acid, coco-betaine, saccharum officinarum extract (sugarcane extract/extrait de canne a sucre), hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, phenoxyethanol, citrus limon peel extract (lemon peel extract), pyrus malus fruit extract (apple fruit extract), camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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, lauryl glucoside, cetyl alcohol, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl betaine, limonene, disodium edta, salicylic acid, coco-betaine, saccharum officinarum extract (sugarcane extract/extrait de canne a sucre), hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, phenoxyethanol, citrus limon peel extract (lemon peel extract), pyrus malus fruit extract (apple fruit extract), camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

System 4 Shampoo

Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

System 4 Shampoo

Hair Cleansing Cream Clarifying 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.