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Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

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Effortless Waves Conditioner

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Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

Effortless Waves Conditioner

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

Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

Effortless Waves Conditioner

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

Effortless Waves Conditioner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, panthenol, panthenyl ethyl ether, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf water, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, salvia officinalis (sage) extract, tocopherol, behentrimonium methosulfate, olealkonium chloride, oleyl alcohol, peg-2m, polyquaternium-47, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, undecane, tridecane, polysorbate 60, silica, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, alcohol, bht, sodium benzoate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes 10	Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, ceramide ng, arginine, lysine hcl, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), acrylates copolymer, dipropylene glycol, lactic acid, dimethicone, sodium chloride, disodium edta, amodimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, peg-7 propylheptyl ether, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water (aqua, eau), cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, panthenol, panthenyl ethyl ether, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf water, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, salvia officinalis (sage) extract, tocopherol, behentrimonium methosulfate, olealkonium chloride, oleyl alcohol, peg-2m, polyquaternium-47, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, undecane, tridecane, polysorbate 60, silica, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, alcohol, bht, sodium benzoate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, ceramide ng, arginine, lysine hcl, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), acrylates copolymer, dipropylene glycol, lactic acid, dimethicone, sodium chloride, disodium edta, amodimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, peg-7 propylheptyl ether, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Notable ingredients

Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Soothing: Panthenol, Salvia officinalis (sage) extract

Antioxidant: Bht, Salvia officinalis (sage) extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Oleyl alcohol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water (eau), Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Lemon Sage Thickening Conditioner

Effortless Waves 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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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