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Serum Universel Hair Serum

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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Product category and function

Serum Universel Hair Serum

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Hair Serums	Hair Serums
Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.	Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Serum Universel Hair Serum

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

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

Serum Universel Hair Serum

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, propanediol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), argania spinosa kernel oil, pentylene glycol, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethylcellulose, carrageenan, algin, ci 77499/iron oxides, mica, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, calcium sodium borosilicate, limonene, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), citronellol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, geraniol, bisabolol, hydroxycitronellal, tocopherol, coumarin, butylene glycol, beta-sitosterol, linalool, squalene, tin oxide, alteromonas ferment extract, parfum/fragrance 12	Purified water, glycerin, mineral oil, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isopropyl myristate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, coconut oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethiconol, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, tetrasodium edta, fragrance, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, propanediol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), argania spinosa kernel oil, pentylene glycol, alcohol denat., 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethylcellulose, carrageenan, algin, ci 77499/iron oxides, mica, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, calcium sodium borosilicate, limonene, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), citronellol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, geraniol, bisabolol, hydroxycitronellal, tocopherol, coumarin, butylene glycol, beta-sitosterol, linalool, squalene, tin oxide, alteromonas ferment extract, parfum/fragrance

Purified water, glycerin, mineral oil, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isopropyl myristate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, coconut oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethiconol, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, tetrasodium edta, fragrance, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Serum Universel Hair Serum

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), Limonene, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol, Squalene

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Solvent: Purified water, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Mineral oil, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate

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Ingredients with their functions

Serum Universel Hair Serum

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Aqua/water/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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent