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SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

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Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

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Product category and function

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

Styling Creams	Styling Creams
Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.	Creams to smooth, define, and control hair.
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Ingredient highlights

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

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

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

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 8	Deionized water, polyquaternium-55, helianthus annus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, peg-16 macadamia glycerides, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, vegetable wax, polysorbate-60, cetyl alcohol, chebe extract, african extract blend, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caramel liquid, fragrance, benzyl benzoate, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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

Deionized water, polyquaternium-55, helianthus annus (sunflower) seed oil, glycerin, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, peg-16 macadamia glycerides, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, vegetable wax, polysorbate-60, cetyl alcohol, chebe extract, african extract blend, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caramel liquid, fragrance, benzyl benzoate, linalool

Notable ingredients

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

Soothing: Honey (mel)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Solvent: Deionized water, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Linalool

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Ingredients with their functions

SMOOTH & SHINE Styling Cream

Braid & Twist Out Strengthening Crème

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.