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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 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	Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33)

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Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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).

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33)

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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

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

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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.