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Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo

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Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Product category and function

Strength Cure Blonde 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

Strength Cure Blonde 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

Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, coco-betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, decyl glucoside, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, amodimethicone, ppg-5-ceteth-20, citric acid, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, carbomer, ci 60730/acid violet 43, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, camelina sativa seed oil, butylene glycol, benzoic acid, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, trideceth-6, glycerin, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, salicylic acid, magnesium nitrate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, cetrimonium chloride, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, orchis mascula extract, methylchloroisothiazolinone, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate 22	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 = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Aqua/water/eau, coco-betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycol distearate, sodium chloride, decyl glucoside, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, amodimethicone, ppg-5-ceteth-20, citric acid, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, carbomer, ci 60730/acid violet 43, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, camelina sativa seed oil, butylene glycol, benzoic acid, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, trideceth-6, glycerin, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, salicylic acid, magnesium nitrate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, cetrimonium chloride, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, orchis mascula extract, methylchloroisothiazolinone, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate

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

Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo

Velveteen Dream Smoothing Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Haematococcus pluvialis extract, Tocopherol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Strength Cure Blonde 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.

Coco-betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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.