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Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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	Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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

Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Notable ingredients

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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