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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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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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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Edge Control

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Edge Control

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. 12	(cera alba), mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium bisulfite, laurtrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycereth-2 cocoate, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium sulfite, fragrance/ parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, geraniol, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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.

(cera alba), mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium bisulfite, laurtrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycereth-2 cocoate, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium sulfite, fragrance/ parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, geraniol, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

Notable ingredients

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Edge Control

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium bisulfite, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Benzyl benzoate, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Edge Control

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.