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Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

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Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

Curl Talk 3-In-1 Conditioner

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

Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

Curl Talk 3-In-1 Conditioner

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

Curl Talk 3-In-1 Conditioner

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Deionized water, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, glycol distearate, cetrimonium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, polyquaternium-32, paraffinum liquidum, ppg-1 trideceth-6, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, tetrasodium edta, fragrance 6	Water (aqua) (eau), cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, quaternium-91, shea butter ethyl esters, stearalkonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, myristyl myristate, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, oryza sativa (rice) extract, keratin amino acids, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Deionized water, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, glycol distearate, cetrimonium chloride, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, polyquaternium-32, paraffinum liquidum, ppg-1 trideceth-6, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, tetrasodium edta, fragrance

Water (aqua) (eau), cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, quaternium-91, shea butter ethyl esters, stearalkonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, myristyl myristate, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, oryza sativa (rice) extract, keratin amino acids, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene

Notable ingredients

Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

Curl Talk 3-In-1 Conditioner

Solvent: Deionized water, Paraffinum liquidum

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Tetrasodium edta

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Limonene

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner

Curl Talk 3-In-1 Conditioner

Deionized water

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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing