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Sculpting Foam

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Bumble and bumble.
Surf Wave Foam

Product category and function

Sculpting Foam

Surf Wave Foam

Foam & Mousse	Foam & Mousse
Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.	Lightweight products for volume and flexible styling.
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Ingredient highlights

Sculpting Foam

Surf Wave Foam

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

Sculpting Foam

Surf Wave Foam

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), isobutane, polyquaternium-11, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, tocopherol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, oleth-20, peg-12 dimethicone, polysorbate 20, propane, propylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, tetrasodium edta, cetrimonium bromide, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, coumarin, limonene, vanillin 14	Water, vp/va copolymer, isobutane, propane, zeolite, cetearyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine, sea salt\maris sal\sel marin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, magnesium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed wheat starch, caprylyl glycol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, panthenol, tocopherol, steapyrium chloride, silica, sodium chloride, citric acid, lauryl methyl gluceth-10 hydroxypropyldimonium chloride, potassium chloride, polyquaternium-7, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, bht, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua, eau), isobutane, polyquaternium-11, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, tocopherol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, oleth-20, peg-12 dimethicone, polysorbate 20, propane, propylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, tetrasodium edta, cetrimonium bromide, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, coumarin, limonene, vanillin

Water, vp/va copolymer, isobutane, propane, zeolite, cetearyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine, sea salt\maris sal\sel marin, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, hypnea musciformis (algae) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, tocopheryl acetate, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone, hydrolyzed wheat protein, magnesium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed wheat starch, caprylyl glycol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, panthenol, tocopherol, steapyrium chloride, silica, sodium chloride, citric acid, lauryl methyl gluceth-10 hydroxypropyldimonium chloride, potassium chloride, polyquaternium-7, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, bht, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Sculpting Foam

Surf Wave Foam

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Vanillin

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Sculpting Foam

Surf Wave Foam

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.

Isobutane

Function: Propellant

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

Polyquaternium-11

Function: Film forming

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