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Hydrating Curl Cream

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Paul Mitchell
Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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Hydrating Curl Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
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	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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), 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

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Curl Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Curl Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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