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Feather Light Protein Cream

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Feather Light Protein Cream

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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Feather Light Protein Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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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

Full ingredient list

Feather Light Protein Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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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 10	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 = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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), 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

Feather Light Protein Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

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

Feather Light Protein Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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