Clarity Conditioner

water/aqua/eau

cetearyl alcohol

Description: An organic compound used as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), an emulsion stabilizer (keeps unlike ingredients together), as an opacifying agent (give a pearly look), as a surfactant (to create foam), and to increase viscosity (thickness).

Function: Emulsion stabilizer, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Surfactant, Viscosity agent

glycerin

Description: An organic compound used as a hair and skin humectant (draws in moisture), as a skin protectant, as a denaturant (removes alcohol from alcohol), as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), as a solvent (helps other ingredients dissolve in a solution), for oral care, and to decrease viscosity (thickness).

Function: Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Oral care agent, Skin conditioning, Skin protectant, Solvent, Viscosity agent

behentrimonium methosulfate

Description: An ammonium salt used to condition hair, as a surfactant (stabilize mixture of oil and water), and as an antistatic agent.

Function: Hair conditioning

stearalkonium chloride

Description: A quaternary ammonium salt used as an anti-static agent.

Function: Antistatic

butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter

Description: A vegetable fat from the nuts of the Mangifolia tree, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), as an occlusive (helps hold moisture in), and to increase viscosity (thickness).

Function: Occlusive, Skin conditioning, Viscosity agent

honey

Description: Honey is used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture), humectant (draws moisture in), for flavoring, and as a solvent (dissolves ingredients).

Function: Humectant, Skin conditioning, Solvent

citric acid

Description: An organic acid used as a pH adjuster (control ph) and as a chelating agent (binds to metal ions to break down trace metals).

Function: Chelating agent, PH adjusters

sodium levulinate

Description: A sodium salt used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

potassium sorbate

Description: A compound derived from potassium salt, used as a preservative.

Function: Preservative

cocos nucifera (coconut) oil

Description: Oil derived from the meat of coconuts, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), fragrance, and solvent (dissolves ingredients).

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning, Solvent

prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil

Description: Apricot kernel oil used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture) and astringent (tightens and tone the skin).

Function: Astringent, Skin conditioning

colloidal oatmeal

Description: Finely ground oatmeal used as an abrasive (exfoliant), as an absorbent, bulking agent (increases volume), and as a skin protectant.

Function: Abrasive, Absorbent, Bulking, Skin protectant

guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride

Description: An organic compound derived from guar gum used to control viscosity (thickness), as a film former (smooth feel to the skin, hair, or nails), as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), and for antistatic (helps with frizz).

Function: Antistatic, Film former, Skin conditioning, Viscosity agent

sodium gluconate

Description: A salt from gluconic acid (found in plants, honey, wine) used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture) and chelating agent (react with metal ions to make it water soluble).

Function: Chelating agent, Skin conditioning

tocopherol

Description: An oil-soluble vitamin used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage), as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), as a skin and hair occlusive (helps hold moisture in), and as a fragrance.

Function: Antioxidant, Fragrance, Occlusive, Skin conditioning

vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) seed oil

Description: Oil from cranberry seeds used as an occlusive for skin (help hold moisture in).

Function: Skin conditioning

swertia japonica extract

Description: Used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

stearyl alcohol

Description: A fatty alcohol derived from stearic acid used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), surfactant (by keeping unlike ingredients together and to increase foam), opacifying (gives pearly look), and to control viscosity (thickness).

Function: Opacifying agent, Skin conditioning, Surfactant, Viscosity agent

amine hcl

leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate

Description: Extraction from fermented roots used an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), and as an antimicrobial (preservative).

Function: Antimicrobial, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning