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BOING Defining Curl Cream

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BOING Defining Curl Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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BOING Defining Curl Cream

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

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BOING Defining Curl Cream

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Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, c14-22 alcohols, caprylyl glycol, decyl glucoside, hydrolyzed wheat protein, adansonia digitata seed oil, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, glyceryl stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-100 stearate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-4, maltodextrin, fragrance (parfum), eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol. 9	Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, isododecane, pvp, glycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cetyl alcohol, panthenol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, fragrance/parfum, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, carbomer, c13-14 isoparaffin, benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylamide, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33(ci 17200), benzyl benzoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, c14-22 alcohols, caprylyl glycol, decyl glucoside, hydrolyzed wheat protein, adansonia digitata seed oil, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, glyceryl stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-100 stearate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-4, maltodextrin, fragrance (parfum), eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol.

Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, isododecane, pvp, glycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cetyl alcohol, panthenol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, fragrance/parfum, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, carbomer, c13-14 isoparaffin, benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, polyacrylamide, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33(ci 17200), benzyl benzoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal

Notable ingredients

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BOING Defining Curl Cream

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzotriazolyl dodecyl p-cresol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

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BOING Defining Curl Cream

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Vp/va copolymer

Function: Film forming

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent