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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Palo Santo 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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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 14	Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Total Number of ingredients = 39

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

Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene

Notable ingredients

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua (water/eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

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Palo Santo 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.

Myristyl alcohol

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