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Paul Mitchell
The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

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Bumble and bumble.
Curl Light Defining Cream

Product category and function

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Curl Light Defining Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient highlights

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Curl Light Defining Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Curl Light Defining Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, pvp, methyl gluceth-10, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, stearalkonium chloride, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, yeast extract (extrait de levure), alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, laureth-9, peg-12 dimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, trideceth-12, phenoxyethanol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), limonene 13	Water\aqua\eau, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, phenyl trimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, sclerotium gum, caprylyl glycol, phytantriol, pantethine, panthenyl ethyl ether, panthenol, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, distearyldimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, maltodextrin, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, bht, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citral, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, pvp, methyl gluceth-10, cetearyl alcohol, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, stearalkonium chloride, hedychium coronarium (white ginger) root extract, panthenol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, yeast extract (extrait de levure), alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, c11-15 pareth-7, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, citric acid, disodium edta, disodium phosphate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, laureth-9, peg-12 dimethicone, polyquaternium-59, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, trideceth-12, phenoxyethanol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), limonene

Water\aqua\eau, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, phenyl trimethicone, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed wheat protein, sclerotium gum, caprylyl glycol, phytantriol, pantethine, panthenyl ethyl ether, panthenol, octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer, distearyldimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, maltodextrin, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, bht, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, citral, geraniol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Curl Light Defining Cream

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

The Cream Conditioning Styling Cream

Curl Light Defining Cream

Aqua (water, 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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent