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Karseell Collagen Hair Mask

Karseell Collagen Hair Mask Karseell Collagen Hair Mask ingredients explained: Aqua(Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima(A Vocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Hydrolyz

Karseell Collagen Hair Mask Karseell Collagen Hair Mask ingredients explained: Aqua(Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima(A Vocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower/Leaf Extract, Gentiana Lutea Root Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil Cetyl Esters, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Lecithin, Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyglutamic Acid, Ceteardimonium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Propylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Parfum Show all ingredients by function Aqua(Water) solvent Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil antioxidant, emollient goodie Persea Gratissima(A Vocado) Oil 0, 0-3 Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein moisturizer/​humectant Achillea Millefolium Extract soothing, surfactant/​cleansing Arnica Montana Flower Extract perfuming icky Artemisia Absinthium Extract Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant, perfuming Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower/Leaf Extract antimicrobial/​antibacterial Gentiana Lutea Root Extract Sunflower Seed Oil Cetyl Esters Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Polyglutamic Acid Ceteardimonium Chloride Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Ceteareth-20 3, 2 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Parfum Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its molecule), its properties are totally different from the properties of low molecular weight or drying alcohols such as denat. alcohol. Fatty alcohols have a long oil-soluble (and thus emollient) tail part that makes them absolutely non-drying and non-irritating and are totally ok for the skin. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). We don't have description for this ingredient yet. When it comes to cosmetic oils and hype, argan oil is for sure leading the way. Dubbed as the "liquid gold of Morocco", we have to admit we have some trouble determining why this oil enjoys such a special miracle status. Not that it's not good, it is good, even great but reading the research about argan and a bunch of other plant oils we just do not see the big, unique differentiating factor (though that might be our fault not reading enough, obvs.) So, argan oil comes from the kernel of the argan fruit that comes from the argan tree that grows only in Morocco. The tree what‑it‑does emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant soothing | surfactant/cleansing soothing | antioxidant | perfuming antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | emulsifying emollient | solvent preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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