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Color Protect Conditioner

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Hydrate Conditioner

Product category and function

Color Protect Conditioner

Hydrate Conditioner

Conditioners	Conditioners
Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.	Moisturizing products to nourish and soften hair.
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Color Protect Conditioner

Hydrate 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Color Protect Conditioner

Hydrate 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 11	Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl esters, isopropyl alcohol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-6, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), glycine soja oil (soybean oil), tocopherol, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), cetrimonium chloride, butylene glycol, menthol, simmondsia chinensis butter (jojoba butter), limonene, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), salvia officinalis leaf extract (sage leaf extract), hydrolyzed soy protein, benzophenone-4, linalool, pentylene glycol, wheat amino acids, sodium chloride, mentha piperita extract (peppermint extract), ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl esters, isopropyl alcohol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-6, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), glycine soja oil (soybean oil), tocopherol, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii butter (shea butter), cetrimonium chloride, butylene glycol, menthol, simmondsia chinensis butter (jojoba butter), limonene, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), salvia officinalis leaf extract (sage leaf extract), hydrolyzed soy protein, benzophenone-4, linalool, pentylene glycol, wheat amino acids, sodium chloride, mentha piperita extract (peppermint extract), ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Color Protect Conditioner

Hydrate Conditioner

Soothing: Panthenol, Wheat amino acids

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

Abrasive: Triticum vulgare starch

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol, Wheat amino acids, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Menthol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Color Protect Conditioner

Hydrate 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