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Ingredient scores

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	COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE Data Availability: Good
FUNCTION(S) antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Contamination concerns (COCAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE, 3-DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMINE, and NITROSAMINES) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	TOCOPHERYL ACETATE Appeared as: TOCOPHERYL ACETATE * (VITAMIN E) Data Availability: Fair
FUNCTION(S) antioxidant, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin conditioning CONCERNS • Cancer (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	SODIUM BENZOATE Data Availability: Fair
FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, preservative, anticorrosive, masking CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE Data Availability: Fair
FUNCTION(S) denaturant, surfactant - cleansing agent, cleansing, emulsifying, foaming, surfactant CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	DECYL GLUCOSIDE Data Availability: Limited
FUNCTION(S) surfactant - cleansing agent, cleansing, emulsion stabilising, surfactant CONCERNS • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	CITRIC ACID Data Availability: Good
FUNCTION(S) chelating agent, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, buffering, chelating, masking CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	GLYCERIN Data Availability: Good
FUNCTION(S) denaturant, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, humectant, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent, perfuming, solvent CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	POTASSIUM SORBATE Data Availability: Limited
FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, preservative CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	WATER Appeared as: WATER (AQUA) Data Availability: Robust
	LAURYL GLUCOSIDE Data Availability: Limited
	SODIUM CHLORIDE Data Availability: Robust
	COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE Data Availability: Limited
FUNCTION(S) antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INGREDIENT
	SODIUM CITRATE Data Availability: Fair
	ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) EXTRACT Appeared as: ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT* Data Availability: Limited

Ingredients from packaging:

MADE WITH: WATER (AQUA), SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE*, DECYL GLUCOSIDE*, LAURYL GLUCOSIDE*, SODIUM CHLORIDE*, CITRIC ACID*, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE*, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE*, GLYCERIN*, SODIUM CITRATE*, ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT*, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E)*, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.

Product's animal testing policies

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PETA Cruelty-free Companies

Companies that join the "Caring Consumer" program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that "neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future."

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Leaping Bunny

Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.

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