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Kristin Ess Hair
Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

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Bumble and bumble.
Seaweed Air Dry Cream

Product category and function

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Seaweed Air Dry Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Seaweed Air Dry Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Seaweed Air Dry Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate 12	Water\aqua\eau, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, myristyl alcohol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, lactobacillus ferment, argania, spinosa kernel oil, pyridoxine hcl, phytic acid, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, lauryl glucoside, tocopherol, zinc sulfate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, pentylene glycol, propanediol, vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, polyquaternium-11, stearyl alcohol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, eugenol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate

Water\aqua\eau, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-37, myristyl alcohol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, lactobacillus ferment, argania, spinosa kernel oil, pyridoxine hcl, phytic acid, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, lauryl glucoside, tocopherol, zinc sulfate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, pentylene glycol, propanediol, vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, polyquaternium-11, stearyl alcohol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, eugenol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Seaweed Air Dry Cream

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Sodium nitrate

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Phenylpropanol, Propanediol

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water\aqua\eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Seaweed Air Dry Cream

Water (aqua/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.

Isopropyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Polyquaternium-37

Function: Film forming

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