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Effortless Waves Conditioner

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Paul Mitchell
Super Strong Conditioner

Product category and function

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Super Strong Conditioner

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

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Super Strong Conditioner

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

Full ingredient list

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Super Strong Conditioner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, ceramide ng, arginine, lysine hcl, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), acrylates copolymer, dipropylene glycol, lactic acid, dimethicone, sodium chloride, disodium edta, amodimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, peg-7 propylheptyl ether, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene 11	Aqua (water, eau), cetyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, cetyl esters, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, zea mays (corn) starch, canola oil (huile de colza), glycine soja (soybean) germ extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, acetic acid, amodimethicone, butylene glycol, cetrimonium chloride, dimethicone, disodium phosphate, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, isostearyl alcohol, lactic acid, lauryl peg/ppg-18/18 methicone, peg-150, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, silica, sodium phosphate, tetrasodium edta, trideceth-15, trideceth-3, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl salicylate, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water (eau), cetearyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, ceramide ng, arginine, lysine hcl, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), acrylates copolymer, dipropylene glycol, lactic acid, dimethicone, sodium chloride, disodium edta, amodimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, peg-7 propylheptyl ether, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Aqua (water, eau), cetyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, cetyl esters, equisetum arvense extract, nasturtium officinale extract, prunus virginiana bark extract, urtica dioica extract, zea mays (corn) starch, canola oil (huile de colza), glycine soja (soybean) germ extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, acetic acid, amodimethicone, butylene glycol, cetrimonium chloride, dimethicone, disodium phosphate, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, isostearyl alcohol, lactic acid, lauryl peg/ppg-18/18 methicone, peg-150, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, silica, sodium phosphate, tetrasodium edta, trideceth-15, trideceth-3, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl salicylate, linalool

Notable ingredients

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Super Strong Conditioner

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water (eau), Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride

Soothing: Equisetum arvense extract, Urtica dioica extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Peg-150

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Ingredients with their functions

Effortless Waves Conditioner

Super Strong Conditioner

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