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Paul Mitchell
Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

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Sculpting Curl Gel

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Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

Sculpting Curl Gel

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

Sculpting Curl Gel

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

Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

Sculpting Curl Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), panthenol, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, peg-12 dimethicone, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-55, magnesium sulfate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), acetyl cedrene, amyl salicylate, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, citrus aurantium peel oil, geraniol, geranyl acetate, hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, terpineol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes. 8	Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, vp/acrylates/lauryl methacrylate copolymer, triethanolamine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, chlorphenesin, parfum/fragrance, ricinus communis seed oil (castor seed oil), simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, squalane, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua, eau), panthenol, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, peg-12 dimethicone, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyquaternium-55, magnesium sulfate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), acetyl cedrene, amyl salicylate, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, citrus aurantium peel oil, geraniol, geranyl acetate, hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, terpineol, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes.

Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, vp/acrylates/lauryl methacrylate copolymer, triethanolamine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, chlorphenesin, parfum/fragrance, ricinus communis seed oil (castor seed oil), simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, squalane, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

Sculpting Curl Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl benzoate, Hexylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Round Trip Curl Defining Serum

Sculpting Curl Gel

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.

Panthenol

Also-called: Pro-Vitamin B5 | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch

Function: Film forming

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