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Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

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Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

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Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

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

Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

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

Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, amodimethicone, butylene glycol, polysorbate 60, behentrimonium chloride, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, glycereth-26, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, alcohol, citric acid, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, potassium sorbate, yellow 10 (c1 47005), red 40 (ci16035). 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 51

Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, amodimethicone, butylene glycol, polysorbate 60, behentrimonium chloride, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, glycereth-26, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, alcohol, citric acid, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, potassium sorbate, yellow 10 (c1 47005), red 40 (ci16035).

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

Notable ingredients

Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Multicultural Curls Hair Lotion

Weightless Shine Air Dry Creme

Water (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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing