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Hydrating Curl Cream

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Calibrate Thickening Cream

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Hydrating Curl Cream

Calibrate Thickening 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

Hydrating Curl Cream

Calibrate Thickening 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

Hydrating Curl Cream

Calibrate Thickening Cream

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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) 11	Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, polyquaternium-37, cetyl esters, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phyllostachys bambusoides extract, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, punica granatum sterols, behentrimonium chloride, bentonite, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopentyldiol, isopropyl alcohol, polyimide-1, polyquaternium-11, ppg-1 trideceth-6, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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)

Aqua (water, eau), cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, polyquaternium-37, cetyl esters, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, phyllostachys bambusoides extract, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, punica granatum sterols, behentrimonium chloride, bentonite, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, isopentyldiol, isopropyl alcohol, polyimide-1, polyquaternium-11, ppg-1 trideceth-6, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Curl Cream

Calibrate Thickening Cream

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

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isopentyldiol, Isopropyl alcohol

Absorbent: Bentonite

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Curl Cream

Calibrate Thickening 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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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