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Activating Curl Talk Mousse

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Product category and function

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Foam & Mousse	Foam & Mousse
Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.	Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.
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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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 17	Total Number of ingredients = 23
Water (aqua), polyquaternium-46, isobutane, propane, propylene glycol, cetrimonium chloride, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, oleth-20, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, benzophenone-4, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal 7	Water (aqua/eau), dimethyl ether, hydrofluorocarbon 152a, butane, vp/va copolymer, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, pvp, polysorbate 20, fragrance (parfum), butylphenyl methylpropional, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, limonene, linalool, peg-20 almond glycerides, sodium hydroxide, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tetrasodium edta.

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Water (aqua), Hexylene glycol, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Benzyl benzoate, Dimethyl ether, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Polyquaternium-46

Function: Film forming

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Isobutane

Function: Propellant

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.