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Oribe Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment Serum

Oribe Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment Serum Oribe Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol Meadowfoa

Oribe Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment Serum Oribe Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol Meadowfoamate, Brassica Alcohol, Parfum/Fragrance, Polyquaternium-37, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Behentrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Methicone, Benzyl Alcohol, Brassicyl Valinate Esylate, Glycerin, Panthenol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Gluconate, Trehalose, Xylitol, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-73, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Isopropyl Alcohol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Panthenyl Hydroxypropyl Steardimonium Chloride, Quaternium-95, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Ethyl Linoleate, Ceramide NP, Ethyl Oleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium PCA, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Sodium Lactate, Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Ext Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate emollient, solvent Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Dimethiconol Meadowfoamate Brassica Alcohol Parfum/Fragrance perfuming icky Polyquaternium-37 viscosity controlling Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Behentrimonium Chloride preservative Caprylyl Methicone Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Brassicyl Valinate Esylate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium Benzoate Calcium Gluconate moisturizer/​humectant Trehalose Xylitol Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Hydrolyzed Rice Protein Citric Acid buffering Polyquaternium-73 Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Isopropyl Alcohol solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract Panthenyl Hydroxypropyl Steardimonium Chloride Quaternium-95 Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate chelating Ethyl Linoleate emollient, perfuming Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Ethyl Oleate Sorbitan Oleate emulsifying 0, 3 Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Sodium PCA Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride Arctium Lappa Root Extract antioxidant, soothing Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract antimicrobial/​antibacterial, soothing Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract Propanediol Sodium Phosphate Lactobacillus/Arundinaria Gigantea Leaf Ferment Filtrate Arginine Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract soothing, emollient Aspartic Acid Pca Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil Phenoxyethanol Caprylic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming 3, 1 Galactoarabinan antioxidant Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Leontopodium Alpinum Extract Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol Glycine Alanine Potassium Sorbate Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Serine Valine Ethylhexylglycerin Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Extract Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate antioxidant, preservative Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Hydroxide Isoleucine Proline Threonine Nigella Sativa Seed Extract Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Histidine Phenylalanine Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Disodium EDTA Potassium Hydroxide Limonene perfuming, solvent Hexyl Cinnamal Citral Linalool 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. A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens. 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. A so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!). If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it. Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. It’s the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. It’s definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as sy what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent emollient | viscosity controlling preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent surfactant/cleansing solvent | viscosity controlling | perfuming emollient | perfuming antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative antioxidant | soothing antimicrobial/antibacterial | soothing buffering | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | perfuming antioxidant | soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | preservative skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent

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