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Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

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So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

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Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Conditioners	Conditioners
Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.	Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

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

Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

No. of common ingredients = 0
Purified water, cetrimonium chloride, surfactant/cleansing, preservative, anti-microbial, cetyl alcohol, sorbitol, panthenol (vitamin b), hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, stearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) oil, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium methosulfate, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e), ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural), musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract 10	Water (aqua), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, aleurites moluccana seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil(1), aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, panthenol, tocopherol, citric acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, sodium phytate, alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Purified water, cetrimonium chloride, surfactant/cleansing, preservative, anti-microbial, cetyl alcohol, sorbitol, panthenol (vitamin b), hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, stearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) oil, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium methosulfate, cetearyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e), ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural), musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract

Water (aqua), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, aleurites moluccana seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil(1), aloe barbadensis leaf juice(1), ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract(1), carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract(1), chenopodium quinoa seed(1), gardenia florida fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract(1), ascorbyl palmitate, panthenol, tocopherol, citric acid, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, sodium phytate, alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b)

Antioxidant: Mixed tocopherols (vitamin e)

Solvent: Purified water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) oil

Soothing: Panthenol, Aleurites moluccana seed oil

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil(1), Isopropyl alcohol

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Ingredients with their functions

Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner

So Smooth Conditioner Gardenia

Purified water

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.

Cetrimonium chloride

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Preservative, Anti-microbial

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

Surfactant/cleansing

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.