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Paul Mitchell
Instant Moisture Shampoo

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Fine Hair Shampoo

Product category and function

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Fine Hair 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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Instant Moisture Shampoo

Fine Hair Shampoo

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Fine Hair Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cocamide mipa, panthenol, spirulina platensis extract, chondrus crispus extract, lactobacillus ferment, steareth-4, laureth-4, laureth-23, quaternium-80, polyquaternium-44, propylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, peg-150 distearate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium dehydroacetate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, fragrance (parfum) 12	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, cocamide mipa, fragrance/parfum, panthenol, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed keratin, biotin, salvia hispanica seed oil, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, sodium lauroyl glycinate, peg-150 distearate, propoxytetramethyl piperidinyl dimethicone, trideceth-6, c11-15 pareth-7, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acetic acid, sodium acetate, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cocamide mipa, panthenol, spirulina platensis extract, chondrus crispus extract, lactobacillus ferment, steareth-4, laureth-4, laureth-23, quaternium-80, polyquaternium-44, propylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, peg-150 distearate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, salicylic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium dehydroacetate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, fragrance (parfum)

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, cocamide mipa, fragrance/parfum, panthenol, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed keratin, biotin, salvia hispanica seed oil, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, sodium lauroyl glycinate, peg-150 distearate, propoxytetramethyl piperidinyl dimethicone, trideceth-6, c11-15 pareth-7, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acetic acid, sodium acetate, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

Notable ingredients

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Fine Hair Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Fine Hair Shampoo

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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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