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Not Your Mother’s
Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

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Paul Mitchell
Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Product category and function

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Ingredient highlights

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pvp, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, carrageenan, xanthan gum, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, caramel 10	Aqua (water, eau), cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, glycerin, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, alcohol, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, dipropylene glycol, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-70, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pvp, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, carrageenan, xanthan gum, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, caramel

Aqua (water, eau), cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, glycerin, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, alcohol, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, dipropylene glycol, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-70, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral.

Notable ingredients

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent