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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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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, hydrogenated castor oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxypropyl guar, bixa orellana seed extract, polysorbate 80, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, eugenol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, coumarin, hydroxycitronellal, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), annatto (ci 75120). 10	Water (aqua), amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, pvp, peg-14 dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, peg-40, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), ethylparaben, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, oleth-10, geraniol, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, lecithin, phosphoric acid, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta

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Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, hydrogenated castor oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxypropyl guar, bixa orellana seed extract, polysorbate 80, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, eugenol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, coumarin, hydroxycitronellal, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), annatto (ci 75120).

Water (aqua), amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, pvp, peg-14 dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, peg-40, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), ethylparaben, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, oleth-10, geraniol, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, lecithin, phosphoric acid, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl benzoate, Limonene, Peg-40, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water/aqua/eau

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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