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Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

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The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

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Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

The Cream Conditioning Styling 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), dimethicone, butylene glycol, amodimethicone, oleth-10, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, polyacrylamide, fragrance (parfum), isododecane, isohexadecane, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, panthenol, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, glycerin, sargassum filipendula extract, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, 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, gelidiella acerosa extract, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, apigenin, c13-14 isoparaffin, phenoxyethanol, oleth-20, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, laureth-7, citric acid, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, polyquaternium-59, sorbitol, ppg-26-buteth-26, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, bht 15	Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, pvp, methyl gluceth-10, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, stearalkonium chloride, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, yeast extract (extrait de levure), alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, laureth-9, peg-12 dimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, trideceth-12, phenoxyethanol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua/eau), dimethicone, butylene glycol, amodimethicone, oleth-10, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, polyacrylamide, fragrance (parfum), isododecane, isohexadecane, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, panthenol, cetearamidoethyldiethonium succinoyl hydrolyzed pea protein, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, glycerin, sargassum filipendula extract, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, 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, gelidiella acerosa extract, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, apigenin, c13-14 isoparaffin, phenoxyethanol, oleth-20, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, laureth-7, citric acid, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, polyquaternium-59, sorbitol, ppg-26-buteth-26, caprylic/capric triglyceride, potassium sorbate, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, bht

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, pvp, methyl gluceth-10, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, stearalkonium chloride, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, yeast extract (extrait de levure), alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, laureth-9, peg-12 dimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, trideceth-12, phenoxyethanol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), limonene

Notable ingredients

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Apigenin, Bht, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Biotinoyl tripeptide-1

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

The Cream Conditioning Styling 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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Butylene glycol

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

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