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Men Pure Formance Pomade

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Shape Up Aqua Gel

Product category and function

Men Pure Formance Pomade

Shape Up Aqua Gel

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

Men Pure Formance Pomade

Shape Up Aqua Gel

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

Men Pure Formance Pomade

Shape Up Aqua Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, oleth-10, oleth-20, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, peg-10 soy sterol, glycerin, pvp, caprylyl glycol, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, ursolic acid, calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, hydrolyzed algin, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, sodium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxypropyl bisstearyldimonium chloride, tocopherol, alcohol, fragrance (parfum), farnesol, eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, benzyl benzoate, geraniol, coumarin, isoeugenol, dehydroacetic acid, benzoic acid, phenoxyethanol 10	Water (aqua), pvp, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, carbomer, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, tartaric acid, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, limonene, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water/aqua/eau, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, oleth-10, oleth-20, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, peg-10 soy sterol, glycerin, pvp, caprylyl glycol, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, ursolic acid, calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, hydrolyzed algin, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, sodium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, hydroxypropyl bisstearyldimonium chloride, tocopherol, alcohol, fragrance (parfum), farnesol, eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, benzyl benzoate, geraniol, coumarin, isoeugenol, dehydroacetic acid, benzoic acid, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua), pvp, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, carbomer, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, tartaric acid, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, limonene, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Men Pure Formance Pomade

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Antioxidant: Calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Men Pure Formance Pomade

Shape Up Aqua 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.

Peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Oleth-10

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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