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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Palo Santo Styling Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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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

Full ingredient list

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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 15	Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 28

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), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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

Soothing: Panthenol, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate

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Ingredients with their functions

Palo Santo Styling Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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