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PLUM Coconut Milk & Peptides Shampoo

PLUM Coconut Milk & Peptides Shampoo PLUM Coconut Milk & Peptides Shampoo ingredients explained: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol, Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Trideceth-10, Propylene Glycol, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Gly

PLUM Coconut Milk & Peptides Shampoo PLUM Coconut Milk & Peptides Shampoo ingredients explained: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol, Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Trideceth-10, Propylene Glycol, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Pisum Sativum Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Carbomer, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Citric Acid Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Sodium Laureth Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Cocamidopropyl Betaine surfactant/​cleansing Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate Trideceth-10 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Pisum Sativum Extract Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Benzoate Sodium Chloride Carbomer 0, 1 Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Sodium Hydroxide buffering Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Disodium EDTA chelating Parfum perfuming icky Mica colorant Titanium Dioxide sunscreen, colorant goodie Citric Acid Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. It’s probably the most common cleansing ingredient of all. It’s usually the Chief Bubble Officer responsible for big bubbles in cleansing products through the foam it creates is a bit airy and loose and not as dense and luxurious as the foam created by infamous SLS. As for mildness, it goes somewhere in the middle. It’s often confused with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), but they are absolutely not the same. The SLES molecule has a bigger water-soluble head part that makes it milder and much less irritating. It is considered absolutely ok in the amount used in cosmetic products, though if you are looking for a mild facial cleanser, you have better chances with a formula without SLES. For an average shower gel? SLES works just fine. Super common ingredient in all kinds of cleansing products: face and body washes, shampoos and foam baths. Number one reason for its popularity has to do with bubbles. Everyone loves bubbles. And cocamidopropyl betaine is great at stabilizing them. The other reason is that it’s mild and works very well combined with other cleansing agents and surfactants. The art of cleansing is usually to balance between properly cleansing but not over-cleansing and cocamidopropyl betaine is helpful in pulling off this balance right. Oh, and one more nice thing: even though it’s synthetic it’s highly biodegradable. More info on CAPB on Collins Beaty Pages. A thick, high molecular weight silicone that is usually diluted in another, lighter silicone fluid (like dimethicone or cyclopentasiloxane). The dimethiconol containing silicone blends leave a silky smooth, non-greasy film on the skin. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) The extract coming from the coconut fruit. It is a similar thing to coconut water and fruit juice and is loaded with sugars, minerals, amino acids. It is also claimed to have vitalizing and energizing effects, and some smoothing, emollient and hydrating props. If you are into coconut, we have more details at coconut water and coconut oil. A natural moist what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative sunscreen | colorant

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