Moisturizing Shampoo, Ocean Mist
Shampoo / Clarifying, deep-cleaning
- Shampoo
- Silicone-free
- Lightweight
Scent:
Notes: fresh.
Strength: Strong
Manufacturer page: sameday.dollartree.com
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Lower cost than most shampoos
$0.06/oz at 22.5 oz — less than 100% of the 805 shampoos , which mostly run $0.81–3.01/oz.
Great for
Maybe skip if
What the formula actually does
Read from the label, not the marketing
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash.
Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair.
Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula.
Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.
No over-the-counter scalp active.
Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals.
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient.
Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.
Ingredients that matter
The ingredients that change a decision
The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterWater/Aqua/Eau | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Sodium Laureth SulfateSodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) | sulfate cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Cocoamidopropyl Betaine | amphoteric cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Lauryl Glucoside | nonionic cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Glycerin | humectant | Pulls water into the hair | Moisturizes |
| Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | conditioning agent | Puts conditioning back as it washes | Detangles |
| Citric Acid | pH adjuster | Fine-tunes the pH | pH balancer |
| Sodium Chloride | salt | Adjusts the texture | Stabilizes |
| Hydrolyzed Protein | film former | A supporting film former | Protein |
| FragranceParfum/Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
Full ingredient list (20)
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.
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Water
· Water/Aqua/Eau
General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
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Sodium Laureth Sulfate
· Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)
General function
A strong, high-foaming cleanser and the most common shampoo detergent. It removes oil and product efficiently, which can be more than dry or colour-treated hair wants.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
Indian Journal of DermatologyMay suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesA sulfate detergent removes deposited silicone, wax and styling films in one wash, which is what resets a routine before build-up is visible.
May suitFine or easily flattened hairFine hair that goes limp under conditioning films usually reads a full detergent wash as volume returning.
May not suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoarse and high-porosity hair loses water quickly on its own; an efficient detergent removes the surface oils that were slowing that down.
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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Cocoamidopropyl Betaine
General function
A mild secondary cleanser. It boosts foam and softens the effect of the stronger detergent it is paired with.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Lauryl Glucoside
General function
A mild sugar-derived cleanser with a soft, low lather.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
PubChemMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairMild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairA sugar-derived non-ionic detergent, among the gentlest in use. It cleanses with little foam of its own and little sebum removal.
May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesGentle cleansing leaves water-insoluble deposits largely in place; they come off with a stronger wash, not this one.
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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Glycerin
General function
A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Scientific ReportsMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairHigh-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairBinds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.
DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hairWater moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.
- humectant
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Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
General function
A conditioning polymer made from guar bean gum. It deposits during rinsing, which is why sulfate shampoos can still leave hair soft.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitCurls or waves needing flexible holdGums thicken and set soft, which gives definition that bends rather than a rigid cast.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairCationic conditioners bind to the negatively charged damaged cuticle, laying it flat and cutting the friction that causes combing breakage.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingA styling polymer dries into a film across the strands, which is what makes a shape hold instead of relax.
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
- ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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Citric Acid
General function
Used to bring the product to a slightly acidic pH, which helps the cuticle lie flat. It is almost always near the end of the list.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
International Journal of TrichologyMay suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesHolds hard-water minerals in solution so they rinse away instead of depositing on the hair.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairThe acid side of pH adjustment, and the reason it matters is measured: alkaline formulas raise the fibre's surface negative charge, increase friction between strands and lift the scales, while lower-pH ones do the reverse.
May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hairWhere a warm cast comes from water minerals rather than from the hair itself, holding those metals in solution is what removes it.
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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Sodium Chloride
General function
Table salt. In shampoo it is used to thicken the liquid, not to treat the hair.
Estimated lower-concentration zonePubChemIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
- salt
- thickener
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Disodium EDTA
General function
Grabs metal ions from hard water so they cannot dull the hair or destabilise the formula.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitBuild-up-sensitive routinesBinds the calcium and magnesium in hard water, which is what stops mineral deposits accumulating on the strand wash after wash.
May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hairCopper and iron carried in tap water deposit on the strand and read as a dull, warm cast on gray or light hair. A chelator holds those metals in solution so the wash carries them off.
- hard-water chelator
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Ammonium Chloride
- salt
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Hydrolyzed Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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Ascophyllum Nodosum (Kelp) Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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14
Lilium Candidum (White Lily) Bulb Extract
- botanical extract
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Fragrance
· Parfum/Fragrance
General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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Blue 1 (CI 42090)
· Blue No. 1 (CI 42090)
General function
A certified colour used to tint the product itself, not the hair.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hairA violet or blue colorant sits opposite yellow on the colour wheel, so a trace of it deposited on the surface makes a warm cast read cooler. It washes out over the following few washes.
- colourant
- direct dye
- blue dye
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Green 3 (Ci 42053)
General function
A certified colour that tints the product itself. It does not colour hair.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hairA violet or blue colorant sits opposite yellow on the colour wheel, so a trace of it deposited on the surface makes a warm cast read cooler. It washes out over the following few washes.
- colourant
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Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005)
- colourant
What the whole list adds up to
- 3 cleansers
- 3 botanical extracts
- 3 colourants
- 2 hard-water chelators
- 2 salts
- 2 isothiazolinones
- 2 preservatives
- 1 solvent
- 1 sulfate cleanser
- 1 amphoteric cleanser
- 1 secondary cleanser
- 1 nonionic cleanser
- 1 humectant
- 1 conditioning agent
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-21. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 22.5 oz
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $26 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $35 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store
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Dollar Tree
$1.2522.5 oz · $0.06/ozAug 21Lowest per oz
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.
How we work this out
- 22.5 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
- Seen at $1.25 is the price we have observed for the 22.5 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $26 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.14/oz; at 22.5 oz that is $26. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $35 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 22.5 oz.
Formula
It carries the working systems a shampoo needs and still sits in the lower part of the price range for shampoos per ounce.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 100% of the 805 shampoos we’ve priced
- Covers 7 of the 7 things a shampoo should do
- Reviewers mention 2 recurring complaints
- Value tier, sold at Grocery / mass
- A working detergent systemWhat actually removes oil and product.3 pts
- Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- A hard-water chelatorBinds the minerals that dull hair in hard water.1 pt
- A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
- No detergent-dependent filmNothing that needs a clarifying wash to remove.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job
Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.
- Deep clean
- Lightweight
- Silicone-free
- Function
- Also
- Deep clean
- Silicone-free
- Alcohol-free
- Function
- Also
- Fragrance-free
- Deep clean
- Lightweight
- Function
- Also
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
A solid pick for the hair it suitsScalps that oil up within a day who want a proper reset wash and real detangling slip
Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, sulfate-free routines and fresh keratin treatments, or dry or damaged hair
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.
Reviewers
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
Reviewers consistently cite the very low price as the products main strength, positioning it as a bare-minimum budget cleanser
Brand-general White Rain shampoo reviews (rateitall.com); not scent-specific to Ocean Mist.Dry, straw-like hair feel and difficulty managing hair after use, especially for naturally dry or color-treated hair
Brand-general White Rain shampoo reviews (rateitall.com) and an individual review of the Apple Blossom scent variant (same base surfactant formula family per shared ingredient list) -- not scent-specific to Ocean Mist; noted as such.Weak lather requiring more product per wash than expected
Brand-general White Rain shampoo reviews (rateitall.com) and an individual review of the Apple Blossom scent variant (same base surfactant formula family per shared ingredient list) -- not scent-specific to Ocean Mist; noted as such.Pleasant but fast-fading fragrance -- noticeable in the bottle and shower but does not linger on hair
Brand-general White Rain shampoo reviews (rateitall.com) and an individual review of the Apple Blossom scent variant (same base surfactant formula family per shared ingredient list) -- not scent-specific to Ocean Mist; noted as such.More from White Rain
How this page was made
- Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 7 sources consulted for this product (3 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 3 editorial), last checked 2026-08-25.
- Ingredient references are linked for 5 of 9 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
- We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
- Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-08-25.