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Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control 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

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium lauroyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin (vegetable), glycol distearate, lauric acid, propanediol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, water, sodium lauroyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin (vegetable), glycol distearate, lauric acid, propanediol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium cocoyl isethionate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, sambucus nigra (elderflower) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, panthenol, coconut acid, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, sodium isethionate, sodium chloride, caprylic acid, capric acid, sodium benzoate, triethyl citrate, caprylyl glycol, benzoic acid, fragrance 13	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 = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water, sodium lauroyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin (vegetable), glycol distearate, lauric acid, propanediol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, water, sodium lauroyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin (vegetable), glycol distearate, lauric acid, propanediol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium cocoyl isethionate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, sambucus nigra (elderflower) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, panthenol, coconut acid, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, sodium isethionate, sodium chloride, caprylic acid, capric acid, sodium benzoate, triethyl citrate, caprylyl glycol, benzoic acid, fragrance

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

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Water, Glycerin (vegetable), Glycerin (vegetable), Propanediol, Propanediol, Triethyl citrate

Astringent: Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control 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.

Sodium lauroyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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