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Paul Mitchell
Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

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Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Product category and function

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Ultra Rich Softening 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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Ingredient highlights

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Ultra Rich Softening 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Ultra Rich Softening 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 (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, decyl glucoside, fragrance (parfum), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sorbitol, cocamide mipa, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycerin, panthenol, peg-150 distearate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, stearyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium chloride, acrylates copolymer, citric acid, chlorphenesin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polyquaternium-7, cetrimonium chloride, coconut acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, isopropanolamine, sodium benzoate, coumarin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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 (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, decyl glucoside, fragrance (parfum), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sorbitol, cocamide mipa, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycerin, panthenol, peg-150 distearate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, stearyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium chloride, acrylates copolymer, citric acid, chlorphenesin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polyquaternium-7, cetrimonium chloride, coconut acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, isopropanolamine, sodium benzoate, coumarin

Notable ingredients

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Ultra Rich Softening Shampoo

Soothing: Panthenol, Menthol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Limonene

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Glycerin, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Tea Tree Special Color Shampoo

Ultra Rich Softening 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.