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Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

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Kids Defining Cream

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Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Kids Defining Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Kids Defining Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Kids Defining Cream

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Aqua/water/eau, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, polyacrylamide, dimethicone, butylene glycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, citric acid, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, octyldodecanol, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, oleth-10, polysorbate 20, trideceth-9 pg-amodimethicone, laureth-7, hydroxypropyl guar, tocopherol, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, xylose, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, ascorbyl glucoside, benzophenone-4, coumarin 6	Water (aqua), hydrolyzed corn starch, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, laureth-7, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, fragrance (parfum), tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 12

Aqua/water/eau, c13-16 isoparaffin, glycerin, polyacrylamide, dimethicone, butylene glycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, citric acid, sodium benzoate, caprylyl glycol, octyldodecanol, parfum/fragrance, phenoxyethanol, oleth-10, polysorbate 20, trideceth-9 pg-amodimethicone, laureth-7, hydroxypropyl guar, tocopherol, cocos nucifera oil/coconut oil, xylose, trideceth-12, helianthus annuus seed extract/sunflower seed extract, ascorbyl glucoside, benzophenone-4, coumarin

Water (aqua), hydrolyzed corn starch, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoalkane, shea butter ethyl esters, laureth-7, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, fragrance (parfum), tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Kids Defining Cream

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, C13-16 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol

Solvent: Water (aqua), C13-14 isoalkane

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion

Kids 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.

C13-16 isoparaffin

Function: Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

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