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Scalp Care Conditioner

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So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Product category and function

Scalp Care Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

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

Scalp Care Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

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

Full ingredient list

Scalp Care Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, ethylhexyl palmitate, neopentyl glycol dicaprate, steartrimonium chloride, fragrance/parfum, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, alcohol, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, hydroxyethylcellulose, menthol, isostearic acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, capryloyl glycine, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, butylene glycol, isostearoyl hydrolyzed collagen, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ascophyllum nodosum/fucus vesiculosus/hizikia fusiforme/kjellmaniella gyrata/lessonia nigrescens/saccharina angustata/saccharina japonica/undaria pinnatifida extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water/aqua/eau, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, ethylhexyl palmitate, neopentyl glycol dicaprate, steartrimonium chloride, fragrance/parfum, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, alcohol, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, hydroxyethylcellulose, menthol, isostearic acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, capryloyl glycine, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, butylene glycol, isostearoyl hydrolyzed collagen, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ascophyllum nodosum/fucus vesiculosus/hizikia fusiforme/kjellmaniella gyrata/lessonia nigrescens/saccharina angustata/saccharina japonica/undaria pinnatifida extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate

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

Notable ingredients

Scalp Care Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Scalp Care Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Stearyl alcohol

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