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Hydrating Curl Cream

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Curl Elongator

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Hydrating Curl Cream

Curl Elongator

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Hydrating Curl Cream

Curl Elongator

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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

Hydrating Curl Cream

Curl Elongator

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Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, tocopheryl acetate, camelina sativa seed oil, phenoxyethanol, cetyl esters, sodium bicarbonate, isopropyl alcohol, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-4, pectin, squalane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), sucrose, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract) 12	Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, squalane, myristyl alcohol, ethylhexyl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, octafluoropentyl methacrylate, propylene glycol dibenzoate, behentrimonium chloride, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, quaternium-91, jojoba esters, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance (parfum), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxyethyl diethylenetriamine dioleamide/palmitamide, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, behenyl/stearyl aminopropanediol esters, sodium grapeseedamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, isopropyl alcohol, lactic acid, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, chitosan, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine dimer dilinoleate, polyglycerin-3, linalool, citronellol, glycerin, citral, benzyl salicylate, methylpropanediol, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, tocopherol, methylthiopropylamido acetyl methionine, coumarin, sodium phosphate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, behentrimonium chloride, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil), bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, tocopheryl acetate, camelina sativa seed oil, phenoxyethanol, cetyl esters, sodium bicarbonate, isopropyl alcohol, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-4, pectin, squalane, simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), sucrose, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract)

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, squalane, myristyl alcohol, ethylhexyl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, octafluoropentyl methacrylate, propylene glycol dibenzoate, behentrimonium chloride, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, quaternium-91, jojoba esters, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance (parfum), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxyethyl diethylenetriamine dioleamide/palmitamide, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, behenyl/stearyl aminopropanediol esters, sodium grapeseedamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, isopropyl alcohol, lactic acid, pca ethyl cocoyl arginate, chitosan, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine dimer dilinoleate, polyglycerin-3, linalool, citronellol, glycerin, citral, benzyl salicylate, methylpropanediol, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, tocopherol, methylthiopropylamido acetyl methionine, coumarin, sodium phosphate

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Curl Cream

Curl Elongator

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Sucrose

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract (rosemary leaf extract), Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Curl Cream

Curl Elongator

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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