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Curl Defining Gelée

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Styling Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

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

Curl Defining Gelée

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

Styling Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, ceteareth-20, polysorbate 60, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium benzoate, sodium sulfite, potassium sorbate, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, phenethyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein 8	Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 13

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

Deionized water, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, methyl gluceth-10, polyquaternium-11, polysorbate-20, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, gardenia, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Styling Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

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

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Solvent: Deionized water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Styling Cream

Curl Defining Gelée

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.

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