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Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

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Biotin Damage Care Essence

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Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

Biotin Damage Care Essence

Leave-in Treatments	Leave-in Treatments
No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.	No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.
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Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

Biotin Damage Care Essence

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

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Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

Biotin Damage Care Essence

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Water (aqua/eau), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, polysorbate 80, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium pca, tocopheryl acetate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), c20-22 alkyl phosphate, c20-22 alcohols, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl myristate, aminomethyl propanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, benzyl salicylate, sodium lactate, polysorbate 60, benzyl benzoate, citric acid 17	Water, cyclopentasiloxane, propylene glycol, glycerin, peg-32, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, polyacrylamide, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, c13-14 isoparaffin, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, laureth-7, panthenol, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, sodium pca, butylene glycol, sodium benzoate, biotin, 1,2-hexanediol, cetraria islandica extract, hedera helix (ivy) extract, veronica officinalis extract, copper tripeptide-1, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, magnesium pca, sodium lactate, serine, sucrose, urea, glycine, calcium chloride, potassium, sea salt, alanine, magnesium chloride, threonine, histidine, aspartic acid, valine, proline, dipotassium phosphate, lysine, leucine, tyrosine, isoleucine, magnesium citrate , glucosamine hcl, glutamic acid, phenylalanine, arginine, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, asparagine, citrulline, uric acid, methionine, taurine, tryptophan, cysteine, glutamine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 67

Water (aqua/eau), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, polysorbate 80, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium pca, tocopheryl acetate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), c20-22 alkyl phosphate, c20-22 alcohols, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl myristate, aminomethyl propanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, benzyl salicylate, sodium lactate, polysorbate 60, benzyl benzoate, citric acid

Water, cyclopentasiloxane, propylene glycol, glycerin, peg-32, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, polyacrylamide, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, c13-14 isoparaffin, hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, laureth-7, panthenol, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, sodium pca, butylene glycol, sodium benzoate, biotin, 1,2-hexanediol, cetraria islandica extract, hedera helix (ivy) extract, veronica officinalis extract, copper tripeptide-1, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, magnesium pca, sodium lactate, serine, sucrose, urea, glycine, calcium chloride, potassium, sea salt, alanine, magnesium chloride, threonine, histidine, aspartic acid, valine, proline, dipotassium phosphate, lysine, leucine, tyrosine, isoleucine, magnesium citrate , glucosamine hcl, glutamic acid, phenylalanine, arginine, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, asparagine, citrulline, uric acid, methionine, taurine, tryptophan, cysteine, glutamine

Notable ingredients

Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

Biotin Damage Care Essence

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Benzyl benzoate, Isohexadecane

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Cetraria islandica extract, Hedera helix (ivy) extract, Panthenol, Sucrose

Antioxidant: Cysteine, Tryptophan

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Hydrating Curl Leave-In Cream

Biotin Damage Care Essence

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.

Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil

Also-called: Sweet Almond Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Polysorbate 80

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.