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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

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Night Density Rescue Serum

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Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Night Density Rescue Serum

Hair Serums	Hair Serums
Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.	Concentrated treatments for smoothing and protecting hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Night Density Rescue 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

Night Density Rescue 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, caffeine, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, menthol, lauric acid, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tocopheryl acetate, peg-35 castor oil, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, linalool, polysorbate 20, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, citronellol, passiflora edulis fruit extract, geraniol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citral, sorbic acid, farnesol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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, caffeine, panthenol, parfum/fragrance, menthol, lauric acid, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tocopheryl acetate, peg-35 castor oil, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, linalool, polysorbate 20, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, citronellol, passiflora edulis fruit extract, geraniol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citral, sorbic acid, farnesol

Notable ingredients

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Night Density Rescue 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

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Damage Care Hair Essense

Night Density Rescue 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