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Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

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Miss Jessie’s
Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

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Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

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Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, propylene glycol, acetamide mea, polyquaternium-11, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, stearalkonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, ppg-10 cetyl ether, dimethicone, isopropyl lanolate, hydrolyzed collagen, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, methylparaben, propylparaben, imidazolidinyl urea, dmdm hydantoin, parfum/fragrance, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, amyl cinnamal, linalool 8	Water (aqua, eau), petrolatum, glycerin, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, acetylated lanolin, glyceryl stearate, yellow 10 (ci 47005), crambe abyssinica seed oil, peg-8 dilaurate, fragrance (parfum), ceteareth-20, stearyl alcohol, dmdm hydantoin, aminomethyl propanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, orange 4 (ci 1550), panthenol, benzyl benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, disodium edta, hydrolyzed keratin, limonene, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, propylene glycol, acetamide mea, polyquaternium-11, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, stearalkonium chloride, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, ppg-10 cetyl ether, dimethicone, isopropyl lanolate, hydrolyzed collagen, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, methylparaben, propylparaben, imidazolidinyl urea, dmdm hydantoin, parfum/fragrance, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, amyl cinnamal, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), petrolatum, glycerin, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, acetylated lanolin, glyceryl stearate, yellow 10 (ci 47005), crambe abyssinica seed oil, peg-8 dilaurate, fragrance (parfum), ceteareth-20, stearyl alcohol, dmdm hydantoin, aminomethyl propanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, orange 4 (ci 1550), panthenol, benzyl benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, disodium edta, hydrolyzed keratin, limonene, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool

Notable ingredients

Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate

Deodorant: Linalool

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum)

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate

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Ingredients with their functions

Define & Shine 2 N1 Dry Finishing Lotion

Curly Buttercreme Moisturizing Curl Cream

Aqua/water/eau

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