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Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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

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Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, ethylhexyl olivate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, corn starch modified, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, squalane, arginine, ethyl macadamiate, lactic acid, tocopherol, distearyldimonium chloride, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, pvp, behenyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, eugenol, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, ascorbyl palmitate, ethylhexylglycerin, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate 12	Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, ethylhexyl olivate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, corn starch modified, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, squalane, arginine, ethyl macadamiate, lactic acid, tocopherol, distearyldimonium chloride, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, pvp, behenyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, eugenol, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, ascorbyl palmitate, ethylhexylglycerin, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Notable ingredients

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Soothing: Aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid, Lactic acid

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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.

Glycerin

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