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Light Elements Defining Whip

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Light Elements Defining Whip

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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 highlights

Light Elements Defining Whip

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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

Full ingredient list

Light Elements Defining Whip

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, pvp, hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, sodium gluconate, hydroxypropyl guar, ethylhexylglycerin, oryzanol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, tromethamine, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, farnesol, citral, benzyl salicylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin 11	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, pvp, hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, sodium gluconate, hydroxypropyl guar, ethylhexylglycerin, oryzanol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, tromethamine, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, farnesol, citral, benzyl salicylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin

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

Notable ingredients

Light Elements Defining Whip

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Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Light Elements Defining Whip

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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.

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract

Function: Masking

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