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Not Your Mother’s
Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

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Product category and function

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

Holding 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

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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

Full ingredient list

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 21	Total Number of ingredients = 18
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 7	Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

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Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Talk Defining Gel Custard

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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