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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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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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

Full ingredient list

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/eau/aqua, cetyl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, isododecane, c13-15 alkane, isopentyldiol, polycitronellol t-butyl ether, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, algin, amaranthus caudatus seed extract, xanthan gum, bentonite, diisostearyl malate, fragrance/parfum, pentylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene 10	Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/eau/aqua, cetyl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, isododecane, c13-15 alkane, isopentyldiol, polycitronellol t-butyl ether, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, algin, amaranthus caudatus seed extract, xanthan gum, bentonite, diisostearyl malate, fragrance/parfum, pentylene glycol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene

Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Notable ingredients

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/eau/aqua, C13-15 alkane, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Pentylene glycol, Isododecane, Isopentyldiol

Absorbent: Bentonite

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water/eau/aqua

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.

Cetyl stearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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