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

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, glycereth-26, fragrance (parfum), panthenol, honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, glycol distearate, glycerin, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), polyquaternium-59, butylene glycol, peg-150 distearate, peg-45m, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium isethionate, fatty acid (c8-18), peg-150 stearate, stearic acid, peg-150, silica, bht, trideceth-12, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool. 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 = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua/eau), sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, acrylates copolymer, divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer, glycereth-26, fragrance (parfum), panthenol, honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, glycol distearate, glycerin, c12-13 pareth-23, c12-13 pareth-3, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), polyquaternium-59, butylene glycol, peg-150 distearate, peg-45m, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium isethionate, fatty acid (c8-18), peg-150 stearate, stearic acid, peg-150, silica, bht, trideceth-12, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, citronellol, 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

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So Smooth Shampoo Gardenia

Soothing: Honey (mel), Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-150

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Abrasive: Chenopodium quinoa seed(1)

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.