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Curl Defining Cream

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Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Product category and function

Curl Defining Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient highlights

Curl Defining Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Defining Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

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Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cetrimonium chloride, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, trehalose, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, polyurethane-14, amp-acrylates copolymer, pvp, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, panthenol (provitamin b5), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, beeswax, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 11	Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cetrimonium chloride, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, trehalose, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, polyurethane-14, amp-acrylates copolymer, pvp, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, panthenol (provitamin b5), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, beeswax, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua), cetearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glycerin, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-20, panthenol, cetrimonium chloride, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Soothing: Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Cream

Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Water (aqua/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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Cetearyl alcohol

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