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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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Styling Custard

Product category and function

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Styling Custard

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

Styling Custard

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Styling Custard

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. 9	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-11, methyl gluceth-10, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, chondrus crispus extract, agave rigida (sisal) extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, caramel

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 23

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/eau, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-11, methyl gluceth-10, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, chondrus crispus extract, agave rigida (sisal) extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, caramel

Notable ingredients

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Styling Custard

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Styling Custard

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.