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Shine Gel

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Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Product category and function

Shine 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

Shine 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

Shine Gel

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	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 = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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

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

Shine Gel

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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

Antiperspirant: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract

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

Shine 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.

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