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Strength Cure Shampoo

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Color Protect Shampoo

Product category and function

Strength Cure Shampoo

Color Protect 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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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700/red 4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510/orange 4 19	Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 59

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, coco-betaine, glycol distearate, glycereth-26, decyl glucoside, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, parfum/fragrance, sodium isethionate, citric acid, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium chloride, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, polyquaternium-7, amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, carbomer, acrylates copolymer, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, hexyl cinnamal, benzoic acid, laureth-9, butylene glycol, glycerin, linalool, tocopherol, olea europaea fruit oil/olive fruit oil, camelina sativa seed oil, trideceth-12, salicylic acid, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, sodium benzoate, magnesium nitrate, benzyl alcohol, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, limonene, arginine, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, poly(linseed oil), benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, ci 14700/red 4, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sorbic acid, haematococcus pluvialis extract, magnesium chloride, methylisothiazolinone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, ci 15510/orange 4

Water (aqua, eau), ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamide mipa, cocamidopropyl betaine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triticum vulgare (wheat) starch, polyquaternium-44, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, glycol stearate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, citric acid, magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, bht, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Strength Cure Shampoo

Color Protect Shampoo

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Haematococcus pluvialis extract, Tocopherol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Strength Cure Shampoo

Color Protect 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.