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Alaffia Curl Define Styling Cream, 8oz

Alaffia Curl Define Styling Cream, 8oz

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Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

31ingredients found
25 · 80.6%ingredients grouped by use
9types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning13
Skin softening5
Moisture retention6
Skin comfort1
Antioxidants1
Texture · feel13
Preservation · stability4
Fragrance6

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.
See the 2 declared functions
Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
Glycerin
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
Glycerin
Softens the skin

Cetearyl Alcohol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract · Stearic Acid

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.
See the 3 declared functions
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Cetearyl Alcohol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract
Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
Stearic Acid
Skin conditioning

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Protein · Panthenol · Arnica Montana Flower · Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract · Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract · Ethylhexylglycerin · Xanthan Gum

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.
See the 2 declared functions
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Protein · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.
See the 3 declared functions
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
Glycerin · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Used for soothing

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder

See the 1 declared functions
Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder
Slows oxidation

Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.
See the 1 declared functions
Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract
Exfoliates

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder

See the 1 declared functions
Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder
Acts on oil and pores

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder · Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Alcohol

See the 2 declared functions
Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract · Alcohol
Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Powder
Cleanses

Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearic Acid · Decyl Glucoside · Lauryl Glucoside · Xanthan Gum · Polysorbate 60

See the 4 declared functions
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearic Acid · Decyl Glucoside · Lauryl Glucoside · Xanthan Gum · Polysorbate 60
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
Stearic Acid · Decyl Glucoside · Lauryl Glucoside
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
Cetearyl Alcohol
Creates foamFOAMING
Lauryl Glucoside
Mixes oil and water

Cetearyl Alcohol · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters · Stearic Acid · Decyl Glucoside · Xanthan Gum · Polysorbate 60

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.
See the 2 declared functions
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
Cetearyl Alcohol · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters · Stearic Acid · Xanthan Gum · Polysorbate 60
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearic Acid · Decyl Glucoside · Xanthan Gum
Texture and feel

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cetearyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Alcohol · Xanthan Gum · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene · Benzyl Benzoate

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.
See the 5 declared functions
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
Glycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene · Benzyl Benzoate
Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
Alcohol
Holds powders togetherBINDING
Xanthan Gum
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
Xanthan Gum
Colour and shine

Cetearyl Alcohol

See the 1 declared functions
Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
Cetearyl Alcohol
Keeps microbes from growing

Alcohol · Behentrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate

See the 2 declared functions
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate
Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
Behentrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol
Keeps the product stable

Glycerin · Citric Acid

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.
See the 3 declared functions
Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
Glycerin
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
Citric Acid
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
Citric Acid
Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Arnica Montana Flower · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene · Benzyl Benzoate

See the 1 declared functions
See 31 other ingredients · 31 total

Declared fragrance allergens

The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.

Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene · Benzyl Benzoate

1IngredientsOverseas official store (US) · Observed 2026-09-24