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Garnier
Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

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Paul Mitchell
Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Product category and function

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Ingredient highlights

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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 Scrunch Controlling Gel

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, pvp, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., oleth-20, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-11, peg/ppg-22/24 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, pentasodium pentetate, limonene, benzophenone-4, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, peg-70 mango glycerides, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, amyl cinnamal 9	Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua/water, pvp, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., oleth-20, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-11, peg/ppg-22/24 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, pentasodium pentetate, limonene, benzophenone-4, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, peg-70 mango glycerides, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, amyl cinnamal

Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

Notable ingredients

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Aqua/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.

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.