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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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Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool, limonene 8	Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, fragrance (parfum), peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection flower) extract, piper nigrum (black pepper) seed extract, carapa guaianensis (andiroba) seed oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) leaf extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, linalool, limonene

Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

Notable ingredients

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Holding Gel

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

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Holding Gel

Water (aqua)

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.

Polyquaternium-69

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent