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Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Product category and function

Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing 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

Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium isethionate, parfum/fragrance, sodium chloride, citric acid, coco-betaine, polyquaternium-7, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-10, linalool, carbomer, benzoic acid, glycerin, butylene glycol, limonene, geraniol, tocopherol, salicylic acid, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, benzyl alcohol, magnesium nitrate, sodium benzoate, benzophenone-4, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, methylchloroisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone 26	Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium isethionate, parfum/fragrance, sodium chloride, citric acid, coco-betaine, polyquaternium-7, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-10, linalool, carbomer, benzoic acid, glycerin, butylene glycol, limonene, geraniol, tocopherol, salicylic acid, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, benzyl alcohol, magnesium nitrate, sodium benzoate, benzophenone-4, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, methylchloroisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone

Water/eau/aqua, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, panthenol, coconut acid, glycerin, benzophenone-4, benzyl alcohol, c11-15 pareth-7, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, carbomer, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, decyl glucoside, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, amodimethicone, glycereth-26, glycol distearate, laureth-9, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-7, ppg-5-ceteth-20, dehydroacetic acid, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, microcrystalline wax, paraffin, polyethylene, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethyl behenamidopropyl dimonium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, sodium sulfate, tocopheryl acetate, trideceth-12, benzoic acid, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Notable ingredients

Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrate Sheer Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Aqua/water/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 cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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