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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/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), behentrimonium chloride, parfum/fragrance, isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), tocopherol, butylene glycol, dilauryl thiodipropionate, chlorhexidine digluconate, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), citric acid, benzophenone-4, caramel, linalool, lycium barbarum fruit extract, sodium benzoate, lactic acid, potassium sorbate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), behentrimonium chloride, parfum/fragrance, isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, olea europaea fruit oil (olive fruit oil), tocopherol, butylene glycol, dilauryl thiodipropionate, chlorhexidine digluconate, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), citric acid, benzophenone-4, caramel, linalool, lycium barbarum fruit extract, sodium benzoate, lactic acid, potassium sorbate.

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: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Dilauryl thiodipropionate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: 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