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Curl Defining Cream

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Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

Product category and function

Curl Defining Cream

Salty Waves Beach Hair 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

Salty Waves Beach Hair 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

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 7	Aqua, cetrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, panthenol (vitamin b), behentrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, potassium sorbate, soy lecithin, allantoin, citric acid, phenyl trimethicone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, oriza sativa (rice) bran oil, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, glycerin, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract, sodium benzoate, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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

Aqua, cetrimonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, hydrolyzed soy protein, ascophyllum nodosum (kelp) extract, chlorella pyrenoidosa (algae) extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, panthenol (vitamin b), behentrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, potassium sorbate, soy lecithin, allantoin, citric acid, phenyl trimethicone, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, oriza sativa (rice) bran oil, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, glycerin, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract, sodium benzoate, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (natural)

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Cream

Salty Waves Beach Hair Balm

Soothing: Panthenol (provitamin b5)

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

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol (vitamin b)

Solvent: Aqua, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Cream

Salty Waves Beach Hair 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