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Gel Sculpting Medium

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Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Product category and function

Gel Sculpting Medium

Curl Scrunch Controlling 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

Gel Sculpting Medium

Curl Scrunch Controlling 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

Gel Sculpting Medium

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Water (aqua\eau), polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, linalool, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, limonene, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, potassium hydroxide, o-cymen-5-ol, phenoxyethanol 6	Aqua/water, pvp, propylene glycol, alcohol denat., oleth-20, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, polyquaternium-11, peg/ppg-22/24 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, pentasodium pentetate, limonene, benzophenone-4, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, peg-70 mango glycerides, butyrospermum parkii butter/shea butter, amyl cinnamal

Notable ingredients

Gel Sculpting Medium

Curl Scrunch Controlling Gel

Solvent: Water (aqua\eau), Limonene

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Potassium hydroxide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gel Sculpting Medium

Curl Scrunch Controlling 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.

Polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer

Function: Film forming

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

Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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