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Rizos Curls
Curl Defining Cream

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Paul Mitchell
Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Product category and function

Curl Defining Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Defining Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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 10	Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, isohexadecane, cetyl alcohol, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, orbignya oleifera seed oil, panthenol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, aminomethyl propanol, bht, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceteareth-20, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-4, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, sodium pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citral, citrus aurantium peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, pinene, terpinolene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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 (water, eau), glycerin, isohexadecane, cetyl alcohol, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, orbignya oleifera seed oil, panthenol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, aminomethyl propanol, bht, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, ceteareth-20, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-12 dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, polyquaternium-4, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, sodium pca, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, parfum (fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citral, citrus aurantium peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, pinene, terpinolene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

Soothing: Panthenol (provitamin b5)

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

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Cream

Twirl Around Styling Cream Gel

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