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Instant Moisture Shampoo

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Curls Shampoo

Product category and function

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Curls 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

Curls Shampoo

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

Full ingredient list

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Curls Shampoo

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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) 13	Water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol distearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl coco/isostearamide, fragrance, aleurites moluccana seed oil (kukui nut oil), gardenia taitensis flower extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, laminaria digitata (sea kelp) extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, polyquaternium-6, glycerin, polyquaternium-10, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, methyl gluceth-10, amodimethicone, trideceth-12, cetrimonium chloride, dimethicone, laureth-4, laureth-23, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, mineral oil, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol distearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl coco/isostearamide, fragrance, aleurites moluccana seed oil (kukui nut oil), gardenia taitensis flower extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, laminaria digitata (sea kelp) extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, polyquaternium-6, glycerin, polyquaternium-10, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, methyl gluceth-10, amodimethicone, trideceth-12, cetrimonium chloride, dimethicone, laureth-4, laureth-23, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, mineral oil, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Curls Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol, Lactobacillus ferment

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Aleurites moluccana seed oil (kukui nut oil)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Instant Moisture Shampoo

Curls 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.