Pierre's Apothecary Biotin & Collagen Thickening Shampoo

Pierre's Apothecary Biotin & Collagen Thickening Shampoo Pierre's Apothecary Biotin & Collagen Thickening Shampoo ingredients explained: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycol Stearate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Biotin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Guar -Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Perfume, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Sodium Laureth Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Cocamidopropyl Betaine surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, viscosity controlling Glycol Stearate emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Sodium Chloride viscosity controlling Cocamide MEA surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling, emulsifying Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein moisturizer/​humectant goodie Biotin Panax Ginseng Root Extract antioxidant, emollient Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Guar -Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Cocos Nucifera Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 4 Perfume perfuming icky Citric Acid buffering Methylchloroisothiazolinone preservative Methylisothiazolinone 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 mild, biodegradable cleansing agent that is also a very good team-player next to other cleaning agents. It is known for its good foam-boosing abilities while improving the mildness of the formula. Its performance is similar to Isethionates, another group of cleaning agents known for their gentleness. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. Normal, everyday table salt. If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. The reason for this is that salt acts as a fantastic thickener in cleansing formulas created with ionic cleansing agents (aka surfactants) such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. A couple of percents (typically 1-3%) turns a runny surfactant solution into a nice gel texture. If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip thi what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | perfuming

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