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Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

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Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, isohexadecane, cetyl alcohol, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, orbignya oleifera seed oil, panthenol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, aminomethyl propanol, bht, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceteareth-20, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-4, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, sodium pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citral, citrus aurantium peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, pinene, terpinolene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes 12	Aqua, cetrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, panthenol (vitamin b), behentrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, potassium sorbate, soy lecithin, allantoin, citric acid, phenyl trimethicone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, oriza sativa (rice) bran oil, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, glycerin, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract, sodium benzoate, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, isohexadecane, cetyl alcohol, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, orbignya oleifera seed oil, panthenol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, aminomethyl propanol, bht, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceteareth-20, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-4, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, sodium pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citral, citrus aurantium peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, pinene, terpinolene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Aqua, cetrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, panthenol (vitamin b), behentrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, potassium sorbate, soy lecithin, allantoin, citric acid, phenyl trimethicone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, oriza sativa (rice) bran oil, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, glycerin, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract, sodium benzoate, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural)

Notable ingredients

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol (vitamin b)

Solvent: Aqua, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

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