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Curl Defining Gelée

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Calibrate Thickening Cream

Product category and function

Curl Defining Gelée

Calibrate Thickening Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Curl Defining Gelée

Calibrate Thickening 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Defining Gelée

Calibrate Thickening Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance 7	Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, polyquaternium-37, cetyl esters, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phyllostachys bambusoides extract, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, punica granatum sterols, behentrimonium chloride, bentonite, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopentyldiol, isopropyl alcohol, polyimide-1, polyquaternium-11, ppg-1 trideceth-6, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance

Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, polyquaternium-37, cetyl esters, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phyllostachys bambusoides extract, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, punica granatum sterols, behentrimonium chloride, bentonite, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopentyldiol, isopropyl alcohol, polyimide-1, polyquaternium-11, ppg-1 trideceth-6, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gelée

Calibrate Thickening Cream

Solvent: Deionized water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isopentyldiol, Isopropyl alcohol

Absorbent: Bentonite

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gelée

Calibrate Thickening Cream

Deionized 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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent