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No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.	No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.
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Water (aqua) (eau), cetearyl alcohol, quaternium-98, ppg-3 benzyl ether ethylhexanoate, isopentyldiol, dioctyldodecyl dodecanedioate, ceteareth-20, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, rice amino acids, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, tartaric acid, lactic acid, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, hydroxycitronellal, linalyl acetate, geranyl acetate, terpineol, vanillin, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, pinene, rose ketones 15	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, glycerin, heptyl undecylenate, ethyl macadamiate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, kaempferia galanga root extract, camellia oleifera seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, tocopherol, behentrimonium methosulfate, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, distearyldimonium chloride, diheptyl succinate, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, tartaric acid, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, farnesol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl alcohol, amyl cinnamal, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Water (aqua) (eau), cetearyl alcohol, quaternium-98, ppg-3 benzyl ether ethylhexanoate, isopentyldiol, dioctyldodecyl dodecanedioate, ceteareth-20, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, rice amino acids, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, tartaric acid, lactic acid, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citronellol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, hydroxycitronellal, linalyl acetate, geranyl acetate, terpineol, vanillin, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, pinene, rose ketones

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, glycerin, heptyl undecylenate, ethyl macadamiate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, kaempferia galanga root extract, camellia oleifera seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, tocopherol, behentrimonium methosulfate, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, distearyldimonium chloride, diheptyl succinate, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, tartaric acid, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, farnesol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl alcohol, amyl cinnamal, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

Curl Talk Bond Building Leave-In Treatment

Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment

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

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Isopentyldiol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Talk Bond Building Leave-In Treatment

Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing