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Curl Enhancer

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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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Ingredient highlights

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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
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 10	Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol.

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

Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol.

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, Phenoxyethanol

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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