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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

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Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

Hair Serums	Hair Serums
Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.	Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.
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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Purified water, glycerin, mineral oil, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isopropyl myristate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, coconut oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethiconol, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, tetrasodium edta, fragrance, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool 9	Alcohol denat., aqua/water/eau, niacinamide, peg/ppg-20/23 dimethicone, caffeine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, trideceth-6, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Purified water, glycerin, mineral oil, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., dimethicone, isopropyl myristate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, coconut oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethiconol, carbomer, xanthan gum, tromethamine, tetrasodium edta, fragrance, alpha-isomethyl ionone, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool

Alcohol denat., aqua/water/eau, niacinamide, peg/ppg-20/23 dimethicone, caffeine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, glycerin, tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, trideceth-6, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol

Notable ingredients

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Solvent: Purified water, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Mineral oil, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Diamax Advanced Hair Thickening Serum

Purified water

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Mineral oil

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Alcohol denat.

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Niacinamide

Also-called: Nicotinamide, Vitamin B3 | Function: Anti-acne, Soothing, Skin brightening, Cell-signaling ingredient

Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is a potent skincare ingredient renowned for its wide-ranging benefits.

It helps to strengthen the skin's barrier function, improve skin texture, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It's also effective in managing acne and reducing redness and inflammation.

Furthermore, it inhibits melanin production, thereby assisting in fading hyperpigmentation and evening out skin tone. Safe for almost all skin types, niacinamide is a versatile ingredient found in various skincare products.