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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

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7SECONDS 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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7SECONDS Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

7SECONDS Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycereth-26, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, fragrance/parfum, ppg-5-ceteth-20, panthenol, quaternium-80, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-22, laureth-2, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, lauryl methyl gluceth-10 hydroxypropyldimonium chloride, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, laureth-3, sodium sulfate, benzoic acid, glycerin, trideceth-12, propylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamal, citral, citronellol, d-limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool 15	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 = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycereth-26, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, fragrance/parfum, ppg-5-ceteth-20, panthenol, quaternium-80, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-22, laureth-2, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, lauryl methyl gluceth-10 hydroxypropyldimonium chloride, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, laureth-3, sodium sulfate, benzoic acid, glycerin, trideceth-12, propylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamal, citral, citronellol, d-limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool

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

7SECONDS Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

7SECONDS Shampoo

So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Water/aqua/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.

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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