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Color Protect Conditioner

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Fine Hair Conditioner

Product category and function

Color Protect Conditioner

Fine Hair Conditioner

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

Color Protect Conditioner

Fine Hair Conditioner

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

Full ingredient list

Color Protect Conditioner

Fine Hair Conditioner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), cetyl alcohol, dicetyldimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat amino acids, triticum vulgare starch, cocodimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-1 trideceth-6, butylene glycol, trisodium hedta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, hexamethylindanopyran, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes 10	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), fragrance/parfum, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), panthenol, glycerin, hydrolyzed keratin, salvia hispanica seed oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, lauryl glucoside, propoxytetramethyl piperidinyl dimethicone, trideceth-6, c11-15 pareth-7, acetic acid, sodium acetate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, sodium chloride, biotin, citric acid, isopropyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbitan oleate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water (aqua, eau), cetyl alcohol, dicetyldimonium chloride, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat amino acids, triticum vulgare starch, cocodimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, cetrimonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-1 trideceth-6, butylene glycol, trisodium hedta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, hexamethylindanopyran, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), fragrance/parfum, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), panthenol, glycerin, hydrolyzed keratin, salvia hispanica seed oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, lauryl glucoside, propoxytetramethyl piperidinyl dimethicone, trideceth-6, c11-15 pareth-7, acetic acid, sodium acetate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol, sodium chloride, biotin, citric acid, isopropyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbitan oleate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl salicylate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

Notable ingredients

Color Protect Conditioner

Fine Hair Conditioner

Soothing: Panthenol, Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Isopropyl alcohol

Abrasive: Triticum vulgare starch

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

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Ingredients with their functions

Color Protect Conditioner

Fine Hair Conditioner

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