Xanthan Gum
also on labels as Corn Sugar Gum
Fermented polysaccharide hydrocolloid that thickens water-based formulas, stabilizes emulsions, and provides light curl-clumping hold and slip.
Linum Usitatissimum (Flaxseed) Extract, Agave Tequilana (Agave) Extract, Pectin, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Juice, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow Root) Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil.
Water-soluble; can feel slightly stringy or flake if used at high percentages or layered over incompatible cationic products.
Notes for different hair
All porosities; common in natural gels, curl creams, and leave-ins.
General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.On 1 of the 34 labels we've read
Labels list ingredients from most to least, down to about 1%. Below that, the order is free.
Cleanse 0 · Condition 0 · Leave-in 0 · Style 1 · Seal 0
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These are labels we've read by hand from brand sites and packaging, not a list of recommendations. We add more as we go.
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