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Medium Hair Shampoo

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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Medium Hair Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing 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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Medium Hair Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Medium Hair Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6) 18	Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6)

Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Notable ingredients

Medium Hair Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Medium Hair Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing 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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

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.