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Shape Up Aqua Gel

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Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Product category and function

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair 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

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair 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

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

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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), polyurethane-14, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, amp-acrylates copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, bambusa arundinacea leaf extract, trametes versicolor extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, wheat amino acids, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, pvp, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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), polyurethane-14, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, amp-acrylates copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, bambusa arundinacea leaf extract, trametes versicolor extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, wheat amino acids, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, pvp, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Notable ingredients

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

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

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair 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.