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Shape Up Aqua Gel

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Steady Grip Styling Gel

Product category and function

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Steady Grip Styling 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

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Steady Grip Styling 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Steady Grip Styling 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 9	Aqua (water, eau), vp/va copolymer, pvp, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, aminomethyl propanol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, triethyl citrate, tetrasodium edta, parfum (fragrance), linalool, citronellol, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 18

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), vp/va copolymer, pvp, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, aminomethyl propanol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, triethyl citrate, tetrasodium edta, parfum (fragrance), linalool, citronellol, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Steady Grip Styling Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

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

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Hexylene glycol, Propylene glycol, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Steady Grip Styling 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.