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Positively Smooth Shave Gel

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Sea + Surf Shave Cream

Product category and function

Positively Smooth Shave Gel

Sea + Surf Shave Cream

Shave	Shave
Creams, gels, and foams for a smooth shaving experience.	Creams, gels, and foams for a smooth shaving experience.
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Ingredient highlights

Positively Smooth Shave Gel

Sea + Surf Shave 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Positively Smooth Shave Gel

Sea + Surf Shave Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, palmitic acid, triethanolamine, isopentane, sorbitol, stearic acid, glycerin, sorbitan stearate, isobutane, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, fragrance, benzyl alcohol, sunflower seed oil glyceride, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, methylparaben, propylparaben, lactobacillus/soybean seed ferment extract, ethylparaben, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, allantoin 7	Water (aqua), ethylhexyl palmitate, sodium stearate, stearic acid, glycol stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, menthyl lactate, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, crispus (carrageenan) extract, glucose, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, stearamide amp, xanthan gum, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water, palmitic acid, triethanolamine, isopentane, sorbitol, stearic acid, glycerin, sorbitan stearate, isobutane, glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, fragrance, benzyl alcohol, sunflower seed oil glyceride, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, methylparaben, propylparaben, lactobacillus/soybean seed ferment extract, ethylparaben, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, allantoin

Water (aqua), ethylhexyl palmitate, sodium stearate, stearic acid, glycol stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, menthyl lactate, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, crispus (carrageenan) extract, glucose, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, stearamide amp, xanthan gum, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Positively Smooth Shave Gel

Sea + Surf Shave Cream

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Isopentane

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Positively Smooth Shave Gel

Sea + Surf Shave Cream

Water

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.

Palmitic acid

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Triethanolamine

Also-called: Trolamine | Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Buffering

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