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Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

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Light & Smooth Shampoo

Product category and function

Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

Light & Smooth 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

Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

Light & Smooth 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

Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

Light & Smooth Shampoo

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium methyl lauroyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, glycerin (vegetable), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, sodium methyl lauroyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, glycerin (vegetable), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil, trichilia emetica (mafura) seed butter, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, gellidiela acerosa (algae) extract, niacinamide, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, polyquaternium-10, lauric acid, n-methyl taurine, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, fragrance 13	Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide methyl mea, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, bis (c13-15 alkoxy) pg-amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, fragrance/parfum, sodium chloride, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, etidronic acid, tocopherol, camelina sativa seed oil, pentaclethra macroloba seed oil, distearyldimonium chloride, c10-40 isoalkylamidopropylethyldimonium ethosulfate, cholesterol, citric acid, sodium citrate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf/stem extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, coumarin, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water, sodium methyl lauroyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, glycerin (vegetable), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, sodium methyl lauroyl taurate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, glycerin (vegetable), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil, trichilia emetica (mafura) seed butter, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, gellidiela acerosa (algae) extract, niacinamide, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, polyquaternium-10, lauric acid, n-methyl taurine, citric acid, sodium phytate, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide methyl mea, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, bis (c13-15 alkoxy) pg-amodimethicone, polyquaternium-10, fragrance/parfum, sodium chloride, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, etidronic acid, tocopherol, camelina sativa seed oil, pentaclethra macroloba seed oil, distearyldimonium chloride, c10-40 isoalkylamidopropylethyldimonium ethosulfate, cholesterol, citric acid, sodium citrate, cymbopogon schoenanthus leaf/stem extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, coumarin, linalool

Notable ingredients

Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

Light & Smooth Shampoo

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Isopropyl alcohol

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Ingredients with their functions

Raw Shea Butter & Mafura Oil Moisturizing Shampoo

Light & Smooth Shampoo

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 methyl lauroyl taurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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.