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K18 Hair PEPTIDE PREP™ pH Maintenance Shampoo Versus Carina Organics Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo

K18 Hair PEPTIDE PREP™ pH Maintenance Shampoo Versus Carina Organics Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo Detailed comparison of K18 Hair PEPTIDE PREP™ pH Maintenance Shampoo versus Carina Organics Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo. No key ingredients Water

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K18 Hair PEPTIDE PREP™ pH Maintenance Shampoo Versus Carina Organics Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo Detailed comparison of K18 Hair PEPTIDE PREP™ pH Maintenance Shampoo versus Carina Organics Sweet Pea Daily Moisturizing Shampoo. No key ingredients Water Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate Sh-Oligopeptide-78 Panthenol Glycerin Sodium Phytate Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate Caprylyl Glycol Caprylhydroxamic Acid Benzoic Acid Citric Acid Sodium Hydroxide Parfum Limonene Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sh-Oligopeptide-78, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Limonene Potassium Cocoate Pinus Elliottii Extract Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract Magnesium Chloride Olea Europaea Fruit Oil Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract Acetic Acid Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum Potassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Pinus Elliottii Extract, Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract, Magnesium Chloride, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Acetic Acid, Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.