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Curl Defining Gelée

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Curls Styling Cream

Product category and function

Curl Defining Gelée

Curls Styling 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

Curls Styling 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

Curls Styling 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 5	Water, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydrolyzed wheat protein/pvp crosspolymer, fragrance, gardenia tahitensis flower extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, macrocystis pyrifera (sea kelp) extract, aleurites moluccana (kukui) nut extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, mineral oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Total Number of ingredients = 18

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

Water, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydrolyzed wheat protein/pvp crosspolymer, fragrance, gardenia tahitensis flower extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, macrocystis pyrifera (sea kelp) extract, aleurites moluccana (kukui) nut extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, mineral oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gelée

Curls Styling Cream

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Aleurites moluccana (kukui) nut extract

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Mineral oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gelée

Curls Styling 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