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Product category and function

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Rock Hard 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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Shape Up Aqua Gel

Rock Hard Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Rock Hard Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 12	Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, parfum/fragrance, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin, octyldodecyl ricinoleate, apigenin, acrylates/acrylamide copolymer, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, polyquaternium-59, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone peg-8 meadowfoamate, polysorbate 85, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 38

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

Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, parfum/fragrance, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin, octyldodecyl ricinoleate, apigenin, acrylates/acrylamide copolymer, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, polyquaternium-59, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone peg-8 meadowfoamate, polysorbate 85, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Rock Hard Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Antioxidant: Apigenin, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Biotinoyl tripeptide-1

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Ingredients with their functions

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Rock Hard 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.

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Panthenol

Also-called: Pro-Vitamin B5 | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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