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Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, propanediol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, pvp, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool 9	Water (aqua) (eau), polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyquaternium-10, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pg-hydroxyethylcellulose cocodimonium chloride, laureth-7, disodium edta, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, propanediol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, pvp, hydrolyzed rice protein, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

Water (aqua) (eau), polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyquaternium-10, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pg-hydroxyethylcellulose cocodimonium chloride, laureth-7, disodium edta, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol

Notable ingredients

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Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, Ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), C13-14 isoalkane, Limonene

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water (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