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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, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, vp/va copolymer, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose gum, sorbic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl alcohol, linalool, peg-90m, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), ci 42090 (blue 1) 8	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 = 26

Aqua/water/eau, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, vp/va copolymer, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose gum, sorbic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl alcohol, linalool, peg-90m, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), ci 42090 (blue 1)

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

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.

Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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