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Bumble and bumble.
Gel Sculpting Medium

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Paul Mitchell
Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Product category and function

Gel Sculpting Medium

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Gel Sculpting Medium

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 7	Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Total Number of ingredients = 26

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

Water (aqua, eau), propylene glycol, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein pg-propyl silanetriol, ethylhexyl olivate, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, citrus aurantium peel oil, dimethyl phenethyl acetate, amyl cinnamal, geraniol, citronellol, terpineol.

Notable ingredients

Gel Sculpting Medium

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Solvent: Water (aqua\eau), Limonene

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

Buffering: Potassium hydroxide

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gel Sculpting Medium

Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

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.