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Velvet Finish Softening Mask

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Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask

Product category and function

Velvet Finish Softening Mask

Soulfood Nourishing Hair 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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Ingredient highlights

Velvet Finish Softening Mask

Soulfood Nourishing Hair 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

Full ingredient list

Velvet Finish Softening Mask

Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, sorbitol, stearyl alcohol, fragrance (parfum), isopropyl myristate, propanediol, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, polyhydroxystearic acid, isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyethylcellulose, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, myristyl alcohol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, coumarin 9	Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, propylene glycol, dimethicone, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, cetrimonium chloride, panthenol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, citric acid, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene antistatic agent/agent antistatique

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua/eau), cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, sorbitol, stearyl alcohol, fragrance (parfum), isopropyl myristate, propanediol, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, polyhydroxystearic acid, isopropyl alcohol, hydroxyethylcellulose, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, myristyl alcohol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, coumarin

Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, propylene glycol, dimethicone, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, cetrimonium chloride, panthenol, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, citric acid, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene antistatic agent/agent antistatique

Notable ingredients

Velvet Finish Softening Mask

Soulfood Nourishing Hair Mask

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Glycerin, Propanediol, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/eau/aqua, Benzyl benzoate, Propylene glycol, Isopropyl alcohol

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Ingredients with their functions

Velvet Finish Softening Mask

Soulfood Nourishing Hair 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