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Drybar Big Brew Instant Thickening Styling Treatment.

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Big Brew Instant Thickening Styling Treatment
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Other Hair Styling

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, vp/va copolymer, pentylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, propanediol, cyamopsis tetragonoloba gum, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, polyquaternium-37, phospholipids, dicaprylyl carbonate, panthenol, biotin, caffeine, behentrimonium chloride, menthoxypropanediol, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, isopropyl alcohol, ceratonia siliqua (carob) seed extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, zea mays (corn) starch, polyquaternium-16, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-7, laurtrimonium chloride, glycine soja (soybean) germ extract, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, arginine, phyllanthus emblica fruit extract, nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-47, pisum sativum (pea) peptide, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, apigenin, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, glycine soja (soybean) oil, dipropylene glycol, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, lauryl glucoside, sorbitan oleate, cellulose, pectin, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tetrasodium edta, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, sodium bisulfite, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, gluconolactone, calcium gluconate, sodium benzoate, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), linalool, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Vp/va copolymer Film forming
Pentylene glycol Skin conditioning, Solvent
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Propanediol Viscosity controlling, Solvent

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Water | 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.

2

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

3

Cetearyl alcohol

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

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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