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Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol. 7	Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua/water, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl esters, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, parfum/fragrance, sorbitol, isopropyl alcohol, trideceth-6, hydrolyzed soy protein, moringa oleifera seed oil, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, arginine, citric acid, cetrimonium chloride, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, limonene, coumarin, benzyl alcohol.

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, phenyl trimethicone, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed extract, althaea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, behentrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, quaternium-95, polyquaternium-11, glycerin, tocopherol, propanediol, fragrance/parfum, geraniol, linalool, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, maltodextrin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Aqua/water

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing