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Clean Beauty Styling Cream

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Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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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

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, cyclopentasiloxane, vp/dmapa acrylates copolymer, polyquaternium-37, behentrimonium methosulfate, propylene glycol, dimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, ferulic acid, hydrolyzed olive fruit, alcohol denat, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycerin, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzalkonium chloride, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol 8	Aqua/water/eau, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, polyacrylamide, dimethicone, butylene glycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, citric acid, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, octyldodecanol, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, oleth-10, polysorbate 20, trideceth-9 pg-amodimethicone, laureth-7, hydroxypropyl guar, tocopherol, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, xylose, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, ascorbyl glucoside, benzophenone-4, coumarin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, cyclopentasiloxane, vp/dmapa acrylates copolymer, polyquaternium-37, behentrimonium methosulfate, propylene glycol, dimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, ferulic acid, hydrolyzed olive fruit, alcohol denat, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycerin, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, benzalkonium chloride, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol

Aqua/water/eau, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, polyacrylamide, dimethicone, butylene glycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, citric acid, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, octyldodecanol, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, oleth-10, polysorbate 20, trideceth-9 pg-amodimethicone, laureth-7, hydroxypropyl guar, tocopherol, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, xylose, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, ascorbyl glucoside, benzophenone-4, coumarin

Notable ingredients

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ferulic acid, Hydrolyzed olive fruit

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, C13-16 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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