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Medium Hair Shampoo

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Medium Hair 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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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

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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) 20	Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700/red 4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510/orange 4

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 59

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)

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700/red 4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510/orange 4

Notable ingredients

Medium Hair Shampoo

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Haematococcus pluvialis extract, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Medium Hair Shampoo

Strength Cure 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.