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Palo Santo Styling Cream

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Palo Santo Styling Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Palo Santo Styling Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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

Palo Santo Styling Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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 11	Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

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), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Notable ingredients

Palo Santo Styling Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Palo Santo Styling Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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