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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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Texture Pomade

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Texture Pomade

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

Texture Pomade

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Texture Pomade

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. 10	Aqua/water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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.

Aqua/water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

Notable ingredients

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Texture Pomade

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Texture Pomade

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.