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Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

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Sculpting Foam

Product category and function

Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

Sculpting Foam

Foam & Mousse	Foam & Mousse
Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.	Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.
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Ingredient highlights

Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

Sculpting Foam

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

Full ingredient list

Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

Sculpting Foam

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), isobutane, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, propane, panthenol, behentrimonium chloride, fructose, pvp, maltodextrin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium citrate, tilia tomentosa bud extract, avena sativa (oat) peptide, citric acid, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium benzoate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, benzoic acid, polyporus umbellatus (mushroom) extract, sorbitan oleate, algin, carrageenan, xanthan gum, chitosan, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, coumarin 13	Water (aqua, eau), isobutane, polyquaternium-11, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, tocopherol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, oleth-20, peg-12 dimethicone, polysorbate 20, propane, propylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, tetrasodium edta, cetrimonium bromide, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, coumarin, limonene, vanillin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua/eau), isobutane, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, propane, panthenol, behentrimonium chloride, fructose, pvp, maltodextrin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pentylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium citrate, tilia tomentosa bud extract, avena sativa (oat) peptide, citric acid, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium benzoate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, 1,2-hexanediol, coco-glucoside, benzoic acid, polyporus umbellatus (mushroom) extract, sorbitan oleate, algin, carrageenan, xanthan gum, chitosan, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, coumarin

Water (aqua, eau), isobutane, polyquaternium-11, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, tocopherol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, oleth-20, peg-12 dimethicone, polysorbate 20, propane, propylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, tetrasodium edta, cetrimonium bromide, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, coumarin, limonene, vanillin

Notable ingredients

Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

Sculpting Foam

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Vanillin

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Velvet Finish Softening Blow Dry Foam

Sculpting Foam

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.

Isobutane

Function: Propellant

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

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing