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Snail Sleeping Hair Ampoule 20ml$7.50Phyto Therapy Shampoo 500ml
Dr.FORHAIR Phyto Therapy Shampoo is a 500ml shampoo whose ingredient list carries Tocopherol alongside Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract.
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$6.50 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureSensitive skinDull, uneven tone
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Tocopherol in a shampooRoutines that want Tocopherol and Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract in one stepFilling the shampoo step with a Korean-market formula
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Key benefits
- Size: 500ml, the Korean-market fill Dr.FORHAIR sells inside Korea for this product.
- Led by Tocopherol: it sits at the top of this product's own ingredient list, the clearest read of what the formula is built around.
- Format: shampoo, dosed and textured for the cleansing step rather than a general-purpose step.
- Routine slot: worked into a lather on wet hair and scalp, left briefly, then rinsed thoroughly.
- Sourcing: shipped with the Korean-market barcode and batch code intact.
- Also on the list: Water, one of the supporting ingredients behind the rest of the formula's texture and feel.
Key actives
13Gardenia Florida Fruit Extractplant extract
Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula. The panel names it thirteenth on this shampoo's list, beside Tocopherol.
22Moringa Oleifera Seed Extractplant extract
Moringa seed extract. The seed is best known for its oil and for the cationic peptides used to clarify water, and in a formula the extract is a conditioning botanical. The panel names it twenty-second on this shampoo's list, beside Tocopherol.
24Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extractplant extract
Soapwort leaf extract. It is naturally rich in saponins, so it foams a little and works as a very mild plant cleanser. It is named twenty-fourth on this shampoo's list, alongside Tocopherol.
30Camellia Japonica Flower Extractplant extract
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract comes from the flower of the Korean camellia. It is used as a conditioning, hydrating extract. The panel names it thirtieth on this shampoo's list, beside Tocopherol.
34Tocopherolantioxidant
Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. On this shampoo's own ingredient list it is named thirty-fourth.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
- 13Gardenia Florida
- 22Moringa Oleifera
- 30Camellia Japonica
- 34Tocopherol
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
Where does this shampoo go in my routine?
In place of your usual shampoo, on hair wet all the way through. Anything thinner than a shampoo goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Tocopherol and not three changes at once.
Does this shampoo contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Citral and Limonene. They sit on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this shampoo is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Tocopherol?
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract and Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract. The order they are printed in on this shampoo's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Tocopherol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil and Vegetable Oil.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (37): Water, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamide Methyl Mea, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Bambusa Vulgaris Water, C12-13 Pareth-9, Propanediol, Polyquaternium-10, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citric Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Sapindus Trifoliatus Fruit Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Sodium Citrate, Vegetable Oil, Tocopherol, Algin, Citral, Limonene
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.
37 of 37 explained
- Water solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate surfactant
- A sulfosuccinate surfactant: milder than a sulfate, with more foam than an amino-acid one. It is often used to soften a sulfate-based cleanser.
- Lauryl Hydroxysultaine surfactant
- Lauryl Hydroxysultaine is a mild secondary surfactant that keeps foaming even in hard water and at low pH.
- Cocamide Methyl Mea surfactant
- A coconut derived amide used as a foam booster and thickener in cleansers. It builds a denser lather and adds body to a surfactant blend.
- Lauryl Glucoside surfactant
- A sugar surfactant made from glucose and a fatty alcohol. Glucosides carry no charge, which is what makes them mild, and they give a soft low foam.
- Glycerin humectant
- Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
- Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate surfactant
- An amino-acid-derived cleanser that foams well at skin-friendly pH. It is one of the mild surfactants Korean low-pH cleansers are built on.
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is a coconut-derived surfactant that gives a dense, creamy foam while staying mild. It is the usual choice in syndet cleansing bars.
- Bambusa Vulgaris Water plant extract
- Bamboo water, the sap or leaf distillate of bamboo, used in place of plain water. It carries silica and minerals and is a dilute base ingredient.
- C12-13 Pareth-9 surfactant
- An ethoxylated fatty alcohol used as a mild surfactant and solubiliser, most often so an oil-based makeup remover will rinse away with water.
- Propanediol humectant
- Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
- Polyquaternium-10 film former
- A cellulose polymer carrying a positive charge. It deposits from a rinse-off formula onto hair or skin and leaves a smooth, anti-static film.
25 more explained
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract plant extract
- Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula.
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil fragrance
- Cold-pressed lemon peel oil. Citrus peel oils carry limonene and can make skin more sensitive to sunlight, which is why leave-on formulas use them sparingly.
- Citric Acid pH adjuster
- Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil fragrance component
- Sweet Orange Peel Oil is a citrus essential oil carrying limonene. It scents a formula, and limonene is one of the components EU labelling names separately.
- Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster
- Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
- Sodium Chloride thickener
- Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil fragrance component
- Eucalyptus Leaf Oil is an essential oil carrying eucalyptol. It scents a formula sharply and gives a cooling sensation.
- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract plant extract
- Moringa seed extract. The seed is best known for its oil and for the cationic peptides used to clarify water, and in a formula the extract is a conditioning botanical.
- Sapindus Trifoliatus Fruit Extract surfactant
- Soapnut fruit extract. The shell is high in saponins, plant compounds that foam in water, so the extract is used as a mild botanical cleansing agent.
- Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract plant extract
- Soapwort leaf extract. It is naturally rich in saponins, so it foams a little and works as a very mild plant cleanser.
- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil fragrance component
- Lime oil, an essential oil pressed from the peel. It scents a formula strongly, and expressed citrus oils can make skin more sensitive to sun.
- Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil fragrance
- May chang oil, a bright lemon-scented essential oil pressed from a small Asian tree. Its scent comes mostly from citral, the same aromatic that gives lemongrass its character.
- Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil fragrance component
- Star anise oil, an essential oil dominated by anethole. It scents a formula strongly and is used in small amounts.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Camellia Japonica Flower Extract plant extract
- Camellia Japonica Flower Extract comes from the flower of the Korean camellia. It is used as a conditioning, hydrating extract.
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil emollient
- Avocado oil, rich in oleic acid and plant sterols. It is one of the heavier plant oils, which suits dry skin and cleansing balms.
- Sodium Citrate pH adjuster
- Sodium Citrate is the salt of citric acid, used as a buffer: it holds a formula at a steady pH rather than pushing it in one direction. It is also a mild chelator.
- Vegetable Oil emollient
- Vegetable Oil is a collective declaration for a blend of plant oils. It names a class rather than a species, so the label does not say which plants.
- Tocopherol antioxidant
- Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
- Algin thickener
- Algin is a brown-seaweed polysaccharide. It thickens, forms a film, and sets into a rubbery gel when calcium is added, which is how a peel-off modelling mask works.
- Citral fragrance component
- Citral is a sharp lemon aromatic found in lemongrass and citrus oils. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named.
- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 500 ml
- Category
- Hair
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
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Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
How it works
The Phyto Therapy Shampoo is a 500ml shampoo, used in place of your usual shampoo, on hair wet all the way through. The antioxidant it is built around is Tocopherol, named thirty-fourth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract and Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract, so the antioxidant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Tocopherol stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the shampoo format rather than by the list alone. Dr.FORHAIR sells this Tocopherol shampoo in Korea, and this is that version.
How to use
- Use it as the cleansing step, worked into a lather on wet hair and scalp, left briefly, then rinsed thoroughly.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this shampoo on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Tocopherol on the list.
- This list names Citral and Limonene, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
Complete the routine
- This itemDr.FORHAIR Phyto Therapy Shampoo 500ml$32.50

- From the same Korean-market lineDr.FORHAIR Folligen Thickening Shampoo 500ml$37.50

- The treatment step of this routineDr.FORHAIR Perfect Lash Serum 8ml$32.50

Total for 3 items$102.50
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- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
People with dry, flaky skin are more likely to see a benefit from using vitamin E because it enhances moisturization.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Camellia japonica L. (Theaceae) seed oil is an essential component for skin protection, attributed to its antioxidant properties and anti-aging effects.
Gang ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Life (Basel)
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