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Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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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

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Water/aqua/eau, myristyl alcohol, propylene glycol dibenzoate, pentylene glycol, polyquaternium-72, octafluoropentyl methacrylate (ofpma), cetyl alcohol, c13-15 alkane, cetearyl alcohol, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, chitosan, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance (parfum), pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, behentrimonium chloride, maltodextrin, pfp, polyamide-8, glyceryl behenate, steareth-2, steareth-21, behenyl/stearyl aminopropanediol esters, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, dimethylpabamidopropyl laurdimonium tosylate, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, jojoba esters, linalool, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, methylpropanediol, citral, disodium phosphate, methyl isopropyl amine acetyl methionine, polysorbate 60, benzyl salicylate, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, polyglycerin-3, sodium phosphate, tocopherol 11	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water/aqua/eau, myristyl alcohol, propylene glycol dibenzoate, pentylene glycol, polyquaternium-72, octafluoropentyl methacrylate (ofpma), cetyl alcohol, c13-15 alkane, cetearyl alcohol, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, chitosan, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance (parfum), pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, behentrimonium chloride, maltodextrin, pfp, polyamide-8, glyceryl behenate, steareth-2, steareth-21, behenyl/stearyl aminopropanediol esters, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, dimethylpabamidopropyl laurdimonium tosylate, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, jojoba esters, linalool, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, methylpropanediol, citral, disodium phosphate, methyl isopropyl amine acetyl methionine, polysorbate 60, benzyl salicylate, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, polyglycerin-3, sodium phosphate, tocopherol

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, C13-15 alkane, Limonene, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Myristyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing