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Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

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Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Product category and function

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree 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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Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree 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

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

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Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, fragrance (parfum), sodium lauryl sulfate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf water, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyquaternium-7, peg-150 distearate, maltodextrin, menthyl lactate, magnesium nitrate, glycol stearate, citric acid, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, sodium benzoate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, sodium hydroxide, menthol, limonene, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, citrus aurantium peel oil, linalool, linalyl acetate, pinene, terpinolene, beta-caryophyllene, terpineol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal 10	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium citrate, citric acid, fragrance, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium xylenesulfonate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water (aqua, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, fragrance (parfum), sodium lauryl sulfate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf water, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyquaternium-7, peg-150 distearate, maltodextrin, menthyl lactate, magnesium nitrate, glycol stearate, citric acid, tetrasodium edta, magnesium chloride, sodium benzoate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, sodium hydroxide, menthol, limonene, citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, citrus aurantium peel oil, linalool, linalyl acetate, pinene, terpinolene, beta-caryophyllene, terpineol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium citrate, citric acid, fragrance, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, sodium xylenesulfonate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, menthol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, mentha arvensis leaf oil, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol, Menthol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Limonene

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Clarifying Tea Tree 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.