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Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

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Bain Ultra-Violet Purple Shampoo

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Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Bain Ultra-Violet Purple 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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Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Bain Ultra-Violet Purple 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

Full ingredient list

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Bain Ultra-Violet Purple Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycerin, glycol stearate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, di-c12-13 alkyl malate, sodium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, isopropanolamine, alcohol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal. 10	Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, coco-betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, parfum/fragrance, cocamide mipa, dimethicone, citric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, hexylene glycol, ci 60730 (acid violet 43), salicylic acid, carbomer, limonene, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, magnesium acetate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, aspartic acid, glycine, arginine, glutamic acid, phenoxyethanol, leontopodium alpinum flower/leaf extract, fumaric acid, malva sylvestris flower extract (mallow flower extract), potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide mipa, glycerin, glycol stearate, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, di-c12-13 alkyl malate, sodium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, isopropanolamine, alcohol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal.

Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, coco-betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, parfum/fragrance, cocamide mipa, dimethicone, citric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, hexylene glycol, ci 60730 (acid violet 43), salicylic acid, carbomer, limonene, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, magnesium acetate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, aspartic acid, glycine, arginine, glutamic acid, phenoxyethanol, leontopodium alpinum flower/leaf extract, fumaric acid, malva sylvestris flower extract (mallow flower extract), potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Bain Ultra-Violet Purple Shampoo

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Platinum Plus Purple Shampoo

Bain Ultra-Violet Purple 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 betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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