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Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

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

Full ingredient list

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

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Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool 11	Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, tapioca starch, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, avena sativa (oat/avoine) peptide, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, panthenol, tocopherol, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat starch, cetrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sorbic acid, ceteareth-20, laureth-4, ethyl macadamiate, aminomethyl propanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, malic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, 1, 2 hexanediol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, isopropyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin antistatic agent/agent antistatique

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

Water/eau/aqua, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, tapioca starch, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, avena sativa (oat/avoine) peptide, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, panthenol, tocopherol, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein, laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat starch, cetrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sorbic acid, ceteareth-20, laureth-4, ethyl macadamiate, aminomethyl propanol, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, malic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, 1, 2 hexanediol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, isopropyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin antistatic agent/agent antistatique

Notable ingredients

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

Soothing: Panthenol, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Malic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Corps Defining Cream For Curly Hair

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