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Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Product category and function

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl lactylate, glycol stearate, fragrance, (butyrospermum parkii) (shea) butter, panthenol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium lauroyl hydrolyzed silk, citric acid, stearamide amp, melia azadirachta (neem) seed oil, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, sodium phytate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, tocopherol, hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin (vegetable), glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, benzoic acid 10	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroyl lactylate, glycol stearate, fragrance, (butyrospermum parkii) (shea) butter, panthenol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium lauroyl hydrolyzed silk, citric acid, stearamide amp, melia azadirachta (neem) seed oil, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, sodium phytate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, tocopherol, hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin (vegetable), glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, benzoic acid

Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), panthenol, citric acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium phytate, alcohol, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin (vegetable), Triethyl citrate

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Hair Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Water

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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Sodium lauroyl lactylate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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