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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme versus Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer .

Last updated on January 18, 2024. Published on April 08, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe styling creams & sprays. They have a total of 15 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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Styling Creams & Spray American Brand United States
Styling Creams & Spray American Brand United States

Styling Creams & Spray

Cream and spray products that help style hair. Some spray products include blowout sprays and sea-salt sprays.

Styling Creams & Spray

Cream and spray products that help style hair. Some spray products include blowout sprays and sea-salt sprays.

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Reduces Irritation
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (5)
Acne Trigger (4)
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Reduces Irritation
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (5)
Acne Trigger (3)
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

1
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 1.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 1.

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What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Learn more about Glycerin

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 2.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 2.

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What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

Acetylated Lanolin can be bad for oily skin and be bad for acne prone skin.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 4.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 5.

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What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Disliked

Glyceryl Stearate is a mix of glycerin and stearic acid.

Glyceryl Stearate is used to stabilize the mixing of water and oil ingredients. By preventing these ingredients from separating, it can help elongate shelf life. It can also help thicken the product's texture.

As an emollient, it helps soften skin and supports barrier-replenishing ingredients.

In cosmetics, Glyceryl Stearate is often made from vegetable oils or synthetically produced. The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.

Learn more about Glyceryl Stearate

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 7.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 12.

5
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil is an oil and isn't fungal acne safe.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 10.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 6.

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What it does: Emulsifying

Peg-8 Dilaurate isn't fungal acne safe.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 11.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 11.

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What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Ceteareth-20 is an emulsifier and cleansing agent. It is derived from cetearyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol.

As an emulsifier, Ceteareth-20 prevents oil and water from separating. It is also a surfactant. Surfactants help gather oil, pollution, and dirt to be washed away.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 12.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 10.

8
What it does: Buffering
Community Rating: Liked

Aminomethyl Propanol is used to adjust the pH of products. It is also used as a base to create other organic compounds. Having a balanced pH is important for protecting your skin.

Aminomethyl propanol is safe to use in cosmetics up to 1%. It is soluble in water.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 18.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 17.

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What it does: Masking, Perfuming
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

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Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 19.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 9.

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What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming
Community Rating: Disliked

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 21.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 16.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 23.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 14.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.

Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.

Shea butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may harm the body. It is also full of fatty acids including stearic acid and linoleic acid. These acids help replenish the skin and keep skin moisturized.

While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.

Shea butter may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.

Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 24.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 18.

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What it does: Emollient, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter comes from the Theobroma cacoa, or Cacao tree. Cacao trees are native to tropical landscapes.

Like other plant butters, Cacao seed butter is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture in, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.

Cacao seed butter contains antioxidants known as polyphenols. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules by stabilizing them. Unstable free-radicals may cause damage to your skin cells. Antioxidants may help with anti-aging.

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter can be bad for acne prone skin.

Learn more about Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 26.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 19.

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What it does: Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Wheatgerm oil is a yellow/reddish oil derived from germs on the common wheat. It is rich in Vitamin E, an ingredient with many skin benefits.

About 80% of the oil is made up of fatty acids. The majority of these include linoleic acid and linolenic acid.

Studies show this oil can aid in wound healing and soothing inflammation.

This ingredient may not be acne or fungal-acne safe.

Sometimes, the Vitamin E derived from wheat germ can contain gluten. However, most plant derived oil is processed to remove all proteins.

Learn more about Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 27.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 8.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

Learn more about Disodium EDTA

Design Essentials Almond And Avocado Curl Stretching Creme contains this as ingredient number 28.

Miss Jessie’s Baby Buttermilk - Daily Hair Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 20.

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13% are loved or liked
6% have mixed ratings
68% are disliked or very disliked
13% have no rating yet
21% are loved or liked
4% have mixed ratings
67% are disliked or very disliked
8% have no rating yet

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