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Product category and function

Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste
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
CONUNDRUM Paste
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

Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste
No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 29 Total Number of ingredients = 35
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), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, tribehenin, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, beeswax (cera alba), pvp, glycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, ceteareth-20, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, ceteareth-25, vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, tridecyl trimellitate, disodium edta, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste

Ingredients with their functions

Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste

1

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.

2

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

3

Lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract

Function: Masking

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

1

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.

2

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

3

Bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste
$20 to $50
$20 to $50

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Light Elements Defining Whip
CONUNDRUM Paste

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CONUNDRUM Paste

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