Alaffia Authentic African Scalp Care Conditioner, Soothing Tea Tree & Mint

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Ingredients

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

Ingredient overview

15ingredients found

11 · 73.3%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Skin conditioning3

Skin softening3

Moisture retention2

Antioxidants1

Texture · feel5

Preservation · stability2

Fragrance4

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

What the ingredients do

Softens the skin

Cetyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol

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

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Cetyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol

Skin conditioning

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil

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: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil

Keeps moisture in

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Hydroxyethylcellulose

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

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Hydroxyethylcellulose

Slows oxidation

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil

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

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil

Cleanses

Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Polyquaternium-81

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Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Polyquaternium-81

Mixes oil and water

Cetyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polyquaternium-81

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Cetyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Cetearyl Alcohol · Polyquaternium-81
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose

Texture and feel

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Limonene

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

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Hydroxyethylcellulose
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Limonene

Colour and shine

Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol

Keeps microbes from growing

Behentrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Behentrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL: Phenoxyethanol

Keeps the product stable

Hydroxyethylcellulose · Citric Acid

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

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Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER: Hydroxyethylcellulose
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: Citric Acid
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: Citric Acid

Fragrance-related

Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil · Limonene

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Limonene
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE: Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil

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Declared fragrance allergens

The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.

Limonene

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