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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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In Shower Style Fixer

Product category and function

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

In Shower Style Fixer

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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Ingredient highlights

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

In Shower Style Fixer

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

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

In Shower Style Fixer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol. 8	Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool, limonene

Notable ingredients

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

In Shower Style Fixer

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

In Shower Style Fixer

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.

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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