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Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Water/eau/aqua, synthetic beeswax, vp/va copolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, pvp, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, butyrospermum parkii (shea/karite) butter, stearic acid, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol 10	Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water/eau/aqua, synthetic beeswax, vp/va copolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, pvp, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, butyrospermum parkii (shea/karite) butter, stearic acid, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid

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Solvent: Water/eau/aqua, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Limonene

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Water/eau/aqua

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.

Synthetic beeswax

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Vp/va copolymer

Function: Film forming

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