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Smooth Perfection Shampoo

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Medium Hair Shampoo

Product category and function

Smooth Perfection Shampoo

Medium Hair 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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Smooth Perfection Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

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

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Smooth Perfection Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, glycereth-26, parfum/fragrance, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, sodium chloride, amodimethicone, coco-betaine, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, carbomer, c11-15 pareth-7, benzoic acid, sesamum indicum seed oil/sesame seed oil, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, camellia oleifera seed oil, butylene glycol, laureth-9, glycerin, tocopherol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, sodium benzoate, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, magnesium nitrate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, ascorbic acid, benzophenone-4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, magnesium chloride, ci 15510/orange 4, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, ci 14700/red 4 18	Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, glycereth-26, parfum/fragrance, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, sodium chloride, amodimethicone, coco-betaine, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, carbomer, c11-15 pareth-7, benzoic acid, sesamum indicum seed oil/sesame seed oil, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, camellia oleifera seed oil, butylene glycol, laureth-9, glycerin, tocopherol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, sodium benzoate, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, magnesium nitrate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, ascorbic acid, benzophenone-4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, magnesium chloride, ci 15510/orange 4, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, ci 14700/red 4

Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamide mipa, glycol distearate, parfum (fragrance), amodimethicone, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, citrus japonica fruit extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed keratin, polyquaternium-7, orbignya oleifera seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-150 distearate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), c11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-12, cocoglucosides hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 15985 (yellow 6)

Notable ingredients

Smooth Perfection Shampoo

Medium Hair Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

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Ingredients with their functions

Smooth Perfection Shampoo

Medium Hair 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.