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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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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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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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 8	Water (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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 (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

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Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra Strong Hold Gel

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

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Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra Strong Hold Gel

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.