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Not Your Mother’s
Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

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Paul Mitchell
Hair Sculpting Lotion

Product category and function

Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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

Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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

Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

Hair Sculpting Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua) (eau), polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyquaternium-10, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pg-hydroxyethylcellulose cocodimonium chloride, laureth-7, disodium edta, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol 8	Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-11, polysorbate 20, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, limonene, linalyl acetate, citrus aurantium peel oil

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water (aqua) (eau), polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, polyquaternium-10, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, pg-hydroxyethylcellulose cocodimonium chloride, laureth-7, disodium edta, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol

Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-11, polysorbate 20, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, limonene, linalyl acetate, citrus aurantium peel oil

Notable ingredients

Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

Hair Sculpting Lotion

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), C13-14 isoalkane, Limonene

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Talk Defining Curl Cream

Hair Sculpting Lotion

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.

Polyacrylamide

Function: Film forming

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

C13-14 isoalkane

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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