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No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.	No-rinse products for ongoing hair repair and protection.
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Ingredient highlights

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, stearyl alcohol, parfum/fragrance, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, amodimethicone, sodium benzoate, isopropyl alcohol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, citric acid, tourmaline, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, trideceth-6, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, benzyl benzoate, limonene, benzyl alcohol, linalool, phenoxyethanol 10	Aqua (water), cyclopentasiloxane, hydroxypropyl guar, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-37, parfum (fragrance), dimethiconol, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, hydrolyzed keratin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium hyaluronate, ppg-1 trideceth-6, oenocarpus bataua fruit oil, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, benzyl salicylate, polyquaternium-7, propylene glycol, glycolic acid, glycerin, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, behentrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, sericin, trideceth-6, caprylyl glycol, benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamal, alpha-isomethyl ionone, biotin, tocopherol, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl salicylate

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Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, stearyl alcohol, parfum/fragrance, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, amodimethicone, sodium benzoate, isopropyl alcohol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, citric acid, tourmaline, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, trideceth-6, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, benzyl benzoate, limonene, benzyl alcohol, linalool, phenoxyethanol

Aqua (water), cyclopentasiloxane, hydroxypropyl guar, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-37, parfum (fragrance), dimethiconol, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, hydrolyzed keratin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium hyaluronate, ppg-1 trideceth-6, oenocarpus bataua fruit oil, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, benzyl salicylate, polyquaternium-7, propylene glycol, glycolic acid, glycerin, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, behentrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, sericin, trideceth-6, caprylyl glycol, benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamal, alpha-isomethyl ionone, biotin, tocopherol, butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

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Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene, Paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

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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