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CREAMY Paste

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Curl Defining Gel

Product category and function

CREAMY Paste

Curl Defining Gel

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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Ingredient highlights

CREAMY Paste

Curl Defining 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

CREAMY Paste

Curl Defining Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), cetearyl alcohol, beeswax (cera alba), vp/va copolymer, kaolin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, peg-75, peg-8, ozokerite, ceteareth-20, propylene glycol, isododecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, hydrolyzed rice protein, magnesium aluminum silicate, behentrimonium methosulfate, polyquaternium-37, hydroxyacetophenone, lactamide mea, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, pentasodium pentetate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), quartz, lactic acid, ethanolamine, sodium benzoate, tocopherol, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, linalool. 10	Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water (aqua/eau), cetearyl alcohol, beeswax (cera alba), vp/va copolymer, kaolin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, peg-75, peg-8, ozokerite, ceteareth-20, propylene glycol, isododecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, hydrolyzed rice protein, magnesium aluminum silicate, behentrimonium methosulfate, polyquaternium-37, hydroxyacetophenone, lactamide mea, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, pentasodium pentetate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), quartz, lactic acid, ethanolamine, sodium benzoate, tocopherol, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, coumarin, limonene, geraniol, linalool.

Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

CREAMY Paste

Curl Defining Gel

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

CREAMY Paste

Curl Defining 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.

Cetearyl alcohol

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