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Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

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Paul Mitchell
Color Protect Conditioner

Product category and function

Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

Color Protect Conditioner

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

Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

Color Protect 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

Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

Color Protect Conditioner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl myristate, cetyl esters, isopropyl alcohol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-37, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, disodium edta, glycerin, butylene glycol, menthol, limonene, tocopherol, ppg-1 trideceth-6, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, helianthus annuus seed extract, wheat amino acids, sodium chloride, benzophenone-4, linalool, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, melanin, potassium sorbate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, isopropyl myristate, cetyl esters, isopropyl alcohol, mentha arvensis leaf oil, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-37, glycine soja oil/soybean oil, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, disodium edta, glycerin, butylene glycol, menthol, limonene, tocopherol, ppg-1 trideceth-6, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, helianthus annuus seed extract, wheat amino acids, sodium chloride, benzophenone-4, linalool, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, ascorbic acid, melanin, potassium sorbate, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin

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

Notable ingredients

Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

Color Protect Conditioner

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Wheat amino acids, Menthol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol

Soothing: Panthenol, Wheat amino acids

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

Abrasive: Triticum vulgare starch

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrate Sheer Conditioner

Color Protect Conditioner

Aqua/water/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