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Alba Botanical
So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

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Paul Mitchell
Color Protect Conditioner

Product category and function

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Color Protect Conditioner

Conditioners	Conditioners
Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.	Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.
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Ingredient highlights

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Color Protect Conditioner

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Color Protect Conditioner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, aleurites moluccana seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil(1), aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, panthenol, tocopherol, citric acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, sodium phytate, alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 14	Water (aqua, eau), cetyl alcohol, dicetyldimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat amino acids, triticum vulgare starch, cocodimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-1 trideceth-6, butylene glycol, trisodium hedta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, hexamethylindanopyran, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water (aqua), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, aleurites moluccana seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil(1), aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, panthenol, tocopherol, citric acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, sodium phytate, alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), cetyl alcohol, dicetyldimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat amino acids, triticum vulgare starch, cocodimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-1 trideceth-6, butylene glycol, trisodium hedta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, hexamethylindanopyran, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Notable ingredients

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Color Protect Conditioner

Soothing: Panthenol, Aleurites moluccana seed oil

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), Isopropyl alcohol

Soothing: Panthenol, Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Isopropyl alcohol

Abrasive: Triticum vulgare starch

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Ingredients with their functions

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Color Protect Conditioner

Water (aqua)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1)

Also-called: Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent