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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33) 11	Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33)

Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

Notable ingredients

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Steareth-20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.