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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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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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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene 13	Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, c14-22 alcohols, caprylyl glycol, decyl glucoside, hydrolyzed wheat protein, adansonia digitata seed oil, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, glyceryl stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-100 stearate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-4, maltodextrin, fragrance (parfum), eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua (water/eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, potassium sorbate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, sodium sulfite, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, linalool, citronellol, limonene

Water/aqua/eau, vp/va copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, c14-22 alcohols, caprylyl glycol, decyl glucoside, hydrolyzed wheat protein, adansonia digitata seed oil, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, glyceryl stearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-100 stearate, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-4, maltodextrin, fragrance (parfum), eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua (water/eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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

Absorbent: Maltodextrin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Aqua (water/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.

Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter

Also-called: Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii | Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Cetearyl alcohol

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