Hydrating Hair Mask

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

carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Description: Oil from safflower seeds used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage), as a fragrance, as an occlusive (helps hold moisture in).

Function: Antioxidant, Fragrance

simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil

Description: Oil extracted from the seeds of a desert shrub used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and to control viscosity (thickness).

Function: Skin conditioning, Viscosity agent

stearalkonium chloride

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

Function: Antistatic

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

lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil

Description: An essential oil obtained from lavender flowers used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil

Description: Essential oil from the orange plant used as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance

salvia sclarea (clary) oil

Description: Essential oil from the whole clary plant used as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance

vanillin

Description: A sweet smelling compound used as a fragrance, flavoring agent, and is an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage). As a fragrance ingredient, it provides vanilla notes.

Function: Antioxidant, Flavoring agent, Fragrance

glycine soja (soybean) oil

Description: Consisting of soybean oil, linoleic, linolenic, oleic, and saturated acids, used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage), as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), and as a fragrance.

Function: Antioxidant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning

cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose

Description: A thickening agent and emulsion stabilizer (prevents separation of ingredients).

Function: Emulsion stabilizer

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

sodium benzoate

Description: A sodium salt of benzoic acid used as a preservative.

Function: Preservative

pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract

Description: Apple fruit extract used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

potassium sorbate

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

Function: Preservative

calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil

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

linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil

Description: Oil derived from linseed or flax seeds, used as a fragrance, as an emollient for skin (retains moisture), and as an occlusive for skin (help hold moisture in).

Function: Fragrance, Occlusive, Skin conditioning

camellia japonica (camellia) oil

oryza sativa (rice) extract

Description: Extract from a grain of rice used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

sodium pca

Description: Derivative of Proline, an amino acid, used as an emollient for hair (retains moisture), and humectant for skin (draws in moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Humectant, Skin conditioning

sodium lactate

Description: Sodium salt from the fermentation of lactic acid used as an exfoliant, as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), and as a buffer agent (stabilizes ph environment).

Function: Abrasive, Buffer agent, Skin conditioning

arginine

Description: An essential amino acid, a key building block of protein, used as an emollient (retains moisture), for oral care (provides cosmetic effects to mouth), and as a pH adjuster (to control pH).

Function: Hair conditioning, Oral care agent, PH adjusters, Skin conditioning

aspartic acid

Description: An amino acid, building block of protein, used as an emollient (retains moisture) for skin and hair.

Function: Skin conditioning

pca

Description: An organic compound used as a humectant (draws in moisture).

Function: Humectant

glycine

Description: An amino acid, building block for protein, used as an emollient (retains moisture) for skin and hair, as a buffering agent (maintains ph), antistatic, and as a fragrance.

Function: Buffer agent, Fragrance, Skin conditioning

alanine

Description: An amino acid, a building block of protein, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

serine

Description: A natural amino acid from silk proteins helps form the phospholipids (part of the cell membrane) that make up each cell. Used as an emollient (retains moisture) for skin and hair.

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

valine

Description: An amino acid (building block of protein) used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

proline

Description: An essential amino acid, building block of protein involved in collagen production and renewing cells, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

threonine

Description: An amino acid (building block of protein) used as an emollient for skin and hair.

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

isoleucine

Description: An amino acid, building block of protein, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

histidine

Description: An amino acid, building block of protein, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

phenylalanine

Description: An essential amino acid, building block of protein that supports metabolic functions of cells, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

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

oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil

Description: Oil derived from evening primrose seeds used as an emollient for skin (retain moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

persea gratissima (avocado) oil

Description: Extract from pulp of avocado fruits, a source of Vitamin A, D, E and fatty acids, used as an occlusive (helps hold moisture in) and as a solvent (dissolves ingredients in a solution).

Function: Occlusive, Skin conditioning, Solvent

taraxacum officinale (dandelion) leaf extract

Description: Dandelion root extract used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract

Description: Sage herb leaf extract used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and oral care agent.

Function: Oral care agent, Skin conditioning

melissa officinalis leaf extract

hydrolyzed quinoa

Description: Made by using water to break down quinoa and dehydrate, this superfood protein is used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

benzyl alcohol

Description: An organic compound used as a solvent (dissolves ingredients in solution), as a preservative, as a fragrance, and to decrease viscosity (thickness). As a fragrance ingredient, it provides tobacco hay notes.

Function: Fragrance, Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity agent

vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract

saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) extract

acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract

Description: Sugar maple extract used as a keratolytic (peeling agent)

Function: Skin conditioning

citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract

Description: Extract from orange, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract

Description: Lemon fruit extract used to help prevent moisture loss and as a fragrance

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

linalool

Description: An organic compound used as a fragrance and as a deodorant. As a fragrance ingredient, it provides herbal lavender notes.

Function: Deodorant agent, Fragrance