No. No, Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo is not sulfate-free.
It lists Sodium Laureth Sulfate.
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Why
Sulfates are foaming cleansers such as Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Mineral salts like Magnesium Sulfate are not cleansers and do not count.
No, Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo is not sulfate-free. It lists Sodium Laureth Sulfate.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Aqua (Water, Eau), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide Mipa, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hedychium Coronarium (White Ginger) Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl Pg-propyl Dimethicone, Citric Acid, Glycol Stearate, Isopropanolamine, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Nitrate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-14M, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), Benzyl Benzoate.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 23 Sept 2026. Barcode 0009531113265.