Xpel Body Care XHC Strawberry Shampoo Versus Equate Biotin & Collagen Shampoo

Xpel Body Care XHC Strawberry Shampoo Versus Equate Biotin & Collagen Shampoo Detailed comparison of Xpel Body Care XHC Strawberry Shampoo versus Equate Biotin & Collagen Shampoo. No key ingredients Water Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate Cocamidopropyl Betaine Propylene Glycol Cocamide DEA Sodium Chloride Parfum Salicylic Acid DMDM Hydantoin Fragaria Vesca Juice Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Hydrolyzed Collagen Polyquaternium-10 Disodium EDTA CI 14700 CI 17200 Benzyl Alcohol Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Cocamide DEA, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Salicylic Acid, DMDM Hydantoin, Fragaria Vesca Juice, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Polyquaternium-10, Disodium EDTA, CI 14700, CI 17200, Benzyl Alcohol Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Dimethicone Biotin Ethyltrimonium Chloride Methacrylate/Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Copolymer Glycol Stearate PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate Laureth-4 Laureth-23 Citric Acid Methylchloroisothiazolinone Methylisothiazolinone CI 60730 Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Biotin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Ethyltrimonium Chloride Methacrylate/Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Copolymer, Polyquaternium-10, Glycol Stearate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Laureth-4, Laureth-23, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, CI 60730 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups. This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy. Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin. While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study. Hydrolyzed Collagen is Collagen (usually sourced from fish, bovine, or porcine byproducts) that's been broken down into smaller peptides. This makes it water-soluble and easy to blend into formulations. In a formula, it works mainly as a skin-conditioning and moisturizing agent. The small peptides and amino acids (including Natural Moisturizing Factor components like Hydroxyproline, Serine, and Aspartic Acid) help the surface of the skin hold onto water, feel softer, and look temporarily plumper. This ingredient also has mild film-forming and antioxidant properties with research showing the antioxidant effect is stronger the lower the molecular weight of the peptides. It's worth being realistic here: Topically applied Hydrolyzed Collagen conditions the upper layers of skin rather than rebuilding the structural collagen deep in your dermis (the wrinkle-and-firmness benefits people associate with Collagen mostly come from oral supplements in studies, not topicals). However, recent lab and skin-model work on Hydrolyzed Fish Collagen has shown promising effects on cell viability and wound healing when used as an active. Typical concentrations range from 0.2-2%, but the percentage can go much higher in rinse-off or hair products (sometimes even above 50%). Clinical studies on this ingredient showed no irritation, sensitization, or phototoxicity. If you are looking for vegan collagen, it usually goes by a different INCI name like hydrolyzed soy protein. Vegan collagen is derived from yeast, bacteria, or plant sources. The results are varied. A study from 2021 found hydrolyzed collagen increased elasticity and improved wrinkles in 1,125 participants between age 20 and 70. Another study found increased skin thickness in participants between the ages of 45 to 59. However, It is difficult to prove that oral collagen will end up working on your skin. Many of the studies using hydrolyzed collagen also add several vitamins and nutrients into the test mixture as well. Further studies are needed at this time. This ingredient is a plant-derived protein made by breaking down wheat proteins int