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Hydrating Curl Cream

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Hydrating Curl Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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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

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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) 9	Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Curl Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Curl Cream

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling 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