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Curl Crème

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Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Curl Crème

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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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Crème

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Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, orbignya speciosa kernel oil, behentrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), hydrogenated soybean oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, panthenol, salvia hispanica seed extract, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, dicaprylyl carbonate, lauryl glucoside, polyquaternium-37, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, tocopherol, isopropyl alcohol, xylitol, caprylic acid, sorbitan oleate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol 13	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, orbignya speciosa kernel oil, behentrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), hydrogenated soybean oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, panthenol, salvia hispanica seed extract, cetrimonium chloride (anti-static agent/agent antistatique), ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, dicaprylyl carbonate, lauryl glucoside, polyquaternium-37, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, tocopherol, isopropyl alcohol, xylitol, caprylic acid, sorbitan oleate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, fragrance/parfum, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Curl Crème

Be Curly Curl Enhancer

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isopropyl alcohol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Crème

Be Curly Curl Enhancer

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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