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Paul Mitchell
Color Protect Shampoo

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Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

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Color Protect Shampoo

Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

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

Color Protect Shampoo

Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

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

Color Protect Shampoo

Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 14	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol distearate, cocamide mipa, glycol stearate, stearic acid, ricinoleamidopropyl ethyldimonium ethosulfate, fragrance, glycerin, propylene glycol, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, tetrasodium edta, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ext. violet 2, citric acid, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, aminomethyl propanol, violet 2, disodium phosphate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, alpha isomethyl ionone, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol distearate, cocamide mipa, glycol stearate, stearic acid, ricinoleamidopropyl ethyldimonium ethosulfate, fragrance, glycerin, propylene glycol, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, tetrasodium edta, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ext. violet 2, citric acid, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, aminomethyl propanol, violet 2, disodium phosphate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, alpha isomethyl ionone, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde

Notable ingredients

Color Protect Shampoo

Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol, Citric acid, Disodium phosphate

Chelating: Citric acid, Tetrasodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Color Protect Shampoo

Conditioning Purple Shampoo Compare To Clairol Shimmer Lights

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.

Ammonium lauryl sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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