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Paul Mitchell
Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

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Alba Botanical
So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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 highlights

Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, cocamide mipa, ganoderma lucidum (mushroom) stem extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, echinacea purpurea extract, trametes versicolor extract, stevia rebaudiana extract, polyquaternium-7, bisabolol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, terpineol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, cinnamyl alcohol, amyl cinnamal, citronellol 10	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua, eau), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, cocamide mipa, ganoderma lucidum (mushroom) stem extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, echinacea purpurea extract, trametes versicolor extract, stevia rebaudiana extract, polyquaternium-7, bisabolol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, terpineol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, cinnamyl alcohol, amyl cinnamal, citronellol

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Baby Don’t Cry Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Water (aqua, 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 laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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