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Curl Crème

Curl Refiner

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 Crème

Curl Refiner

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 Crème

Curl Refiner

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 10	Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol.

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

Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol.

Notable ingredients

Curl Crème

Curl Refiner

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Crème

Curl Refiner

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