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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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Curl Defining Cream

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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Defining Cream

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 Defining 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

Full ingredient list

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Defining Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 13	Water\aqua\eau, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, microcrystalline wax\cera microcristallina\cire microcristalline, beeswax\cera alba\cire d'abeille, sodium hyaluronate, pantethine, panthenol, squalane, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, sodium pca, phytantriol, panthenyl ethyl ether, phenyl trimethicone, peg-8 dimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, pvp, polyquaternium-7, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, bht, fragrance (parfum), citral, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 42

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\aqua\eau, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, microcrystalline wax\cera microcristallina\cire microcristalline, beeswax\cera alba\cire d'abeille, sodium hyaluronate, pantethine, panthenol, squalane, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, sodium pca, phytantriol, panthenyl ethyl ether, phenyl trimethicone, peg-8 dimethicone, cetrimonium chloride, pvp, polyquaternium-7, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, bht, fragrance (parfum), citral, geraniol, limonene, linalool, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Defining Cream

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Curl Defining 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