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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

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

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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone 12	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, ethylhexyl olivate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, corn starch modified, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, squalane, arginine, ethyl macadamiate, lactic acid, tocopherol, distearyldimonium chloride, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, pvp, behenyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, eugenol, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, ascorbyl palmitate, ethylhexylglycerin, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 47

Water (aqua/eau), phenyl trimethicone, ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isododecane, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, glycerin, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, dicaprylyl carbonate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, hydrolyzed pearl, sea salt (maris sal), honey (mel), argania spinosa kernel oil, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, hydroxyacetophenone

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, propanediol, ethylhexyl olivate, cetearyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, plukenetia volubilis (sacha inchi) seed oil, camellia oleifera seed oil, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, behenyl/octyldodecyl propanediol citrate crosspolymer, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydroxypropylgluconamide, corn starch modified, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed corn starch, squalane, arginine, ethyl macadamiate, lactic acid, tocopherol, distearyldimonium chloride, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium chloride, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, pvp, behenyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), linalool, citral, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, eugenol, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, ascorbyl palmitate, ethylhexylglycerin, tartaric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate, Isododecane

Soothing: Aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid, Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Botanical Repair Bond Building Styling Creme

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.

Phenyl trimethicone

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Ppg-3 benzyl ether myristate

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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