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Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

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Restore Repair Mask

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Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

Restore Repair Mask

Hair Masks	Hair Masks
Deep-conditioning treatments for intense hydration and repair.	Deep-conditioning treatments for intense hydration and repair.
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Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

Restore Repair Mask

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 cruelty-free

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Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

Restore Repair Mask

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Water (aqua/eau), cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl palmitate, argania spinosa kernel oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, moroccan lava clay, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, garcinia mangostana fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, morinda citrifolia fruit extract, punica granatum fruit juice, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, dipropylene glycol, triheptanoin, hydroxyethylcellulose, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), sorbitol, c13-16 isoparaffin, ethylhexylglycerin, lauryl alcohol, sodium nitrate, citric acid, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, benzyl salicylate 19	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, behentrimonium chloride, octafluoropentyl methacrylate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, c21-28 alkane, jojoba esters, meadowfoam estolide, polyglycerin-3, sodium lactate, serine, arginine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine dimer dilinoleate, pca, glycine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, alanine, valine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, sodium pca, proline, threonine, isoleucine, quaternium-87, histidine, phenylalanine, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, ceteth-20, steareth-20, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, fragrance/parfum, glycolic acid, aspartic acid, cetylpyridinium chloride, hydroxyacetophenone, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Water (aqua/eau), cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl palmitate, argania spinosa kernel oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, moroccan lava clay, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, camellia sinensis leaf extract, coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, garcinia mangostana fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, morinda citrifolia fruit extract, punica granatum fruit juice, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, histidine, phenylalanine, dipropylene glycol, triheptanoin, hydroxyethylcellulose, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), sorbitol, c13-16 isoparaffin, ethylhexylglycerin, lauryl alcohol, sodium nitrate, citric acid, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, benzyl salicylate

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, behentrimonium chloride, octafluoropentyl methacrylate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, c21-28 alkane, jojoba esters, meadowfoam estolide, polyglycerin-3, sodium lactate, serine, arginine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine dimer dilinoleate, pca, glycine, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, alanine, valine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, sodium pca, proline, threonine, isoleucine, quaternium-87, histidine, phenylalanine, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, ceteth-20, steareth-20, peg-75 stearate, glyceryl stearate, fragrance/parfum, glycolic acid, aspartic acid, cetylpyridinium chloride, hydroxyacetophenone, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol

Notable ingredients

Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

Restore Repair Mask

Soothing: Sodium nitrate

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Coffea arabica (coffee) seed extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-16 isoparaffin, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Hydrating Curl Repair Mask

Restore Repair Mask

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.

Cetyl alcohol

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