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Shine Gel

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Product category and function

Shine Gel

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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 highlights

Shine Gel

Curl Talk Edge Control

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

Shine Gel

Curl Talk Edge Control

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 15	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate 6	Water (aqua) (eau), ceteareth-25, glycerin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propylene glycol, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, glycereth-2 cocoate, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Shine Gel

Curl Talk Edge Control

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract, Phenoxyethanol

Antiperspirant: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Shine Gel

Curl Talk Edge Control

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