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Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

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Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Palo Santo Styling Cream

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Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, tapioca starch, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, avena sativa (oat/avoine) peptide, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, panthenol, tocopherol, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat starch, cetrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sorbic acid, ceteareth-20, laureth-4, ethyl macadamiate, aminomethyl propanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, malic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, 1, 2 hexanediol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, isopropyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin antistatic agent/agent antistatique 12	Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, tapioca starch, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, avena sativa (oat/avoine) peptide, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, panthenol, tocopherol, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat starch, cetrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sorbic acid, ceteareth-20, laureth-4, ethyl macadamiate, aminomethyl propanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, malic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, 1, 2 hexanediol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, isopropyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin antistatic agent/agent antistatique

Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene

Notable ingredients

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Malic acid

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua (water/eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Water/eau/aqua

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing