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Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

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Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

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Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

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Water (aqua), polyimide-1, behentrimonium chloride, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, crambe abyssinica seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance, polysorbate 60, ethyl linoleate, ethyl oleate, glycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 10	Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Water (aqua), polyimide-1, behentrimonium chloride, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, crambe abyssinica seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance, polysorbate 60, ethyl linoleate, ethyl oleate, glycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua/eau), isopropyl palmitate, polyquaternium-37, dicaprylyl carbonate, fragrance (parfum), tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, coco-glucoside, algin, carrageenan, chitosan, phenoxyethanol, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-46, hydroxyethylcellulose, lauryl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium nitrate, phenylpropanol, propanediol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sorbitan oleate, xanthan gum, diheptyl succinate

Notable ingredients

Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Ethylhexylglycerin

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Sodium nitrate

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Phenylpropanol, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Revitalizing Air Dry Cream

Ultra Light Curl Defining Cream

Water (aqua)

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.

Polyimide-1

Function: Film forming

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

Behentrimonium chloride

Function: Preservative

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