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Curl Defining Gelée

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Paul Mitchell
Hair Sculpting Lotion

Product category and function

Curl Defining Gelée

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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

Hair Sculpting Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 13	Total Number of ingredients = 19
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 6	Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-11, polysorbate 20, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, limonene, linalyl acetate, citrus aurantium peel oil

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gelée

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gelée

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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