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Design Essentials

Design Essentials Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

18ingredients found

16 · 88.9%ingredients grouped by use

9types of use

Hydration2

Skin conditioning6

Skin softening2

Moisture retention4

Skin comfort3

Antioxidants1

Texture · feel6

Preservation · stability3

Fragrance4

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Paraffinum Liquidum · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Paraffinum Liquidum · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Skin conditioning

PPG-1 Trideceth-6 · Ethylhexylglycerin · PEG-12 Dimethicone · Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: PPG-1 Trideceth-6 · Ethylhexylglycerin · PEG-12 Dimethicone · Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Paraffinum Liquidum · Polyquaternium-32 · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin · Paraffinum Liquidum
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Polyquaternium-32
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Used for soothing

Menthol · Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

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Gives a fresh feelREFRESHING: Menthol · Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING: Menthol

Slows oxidation

Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

Cleanses

PPG-1 Trideceth-6 · Glycereth-2 Cocoate

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: PPG-1 Trideceth-6 · Glycereth-2 Cocoate

Mixes oil and water

Glycereth-2 Cocoate

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Glycereth-2 Cocoate

Texture and feel

Glycerin · Paraffinum Liquidum · Disodium EDTA · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Glycerin · Paraffinum Liquidum · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Glycerin · Disodium EDTA

Keeps microbes from growing

Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL: Phenoxyethanol · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin · Benzoic Acid · Menthol · Disodium EDTA

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin · Menthol
Sets the pHPH ADJUSTERS: Benzoic Acid
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: Disodium EDTA

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract · Fragrance

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract · Fragrance

Hair use

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Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING: Quaternium-80
Reduces staticANTISTATIC: Quaternium-80

See 18 other ingredients · 18 total