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Shine Gel

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Light Hold Gel

Product category and function

Shine Gel

Light Hold 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

Light Hold 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

Shine Gel

Light Hold 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	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, sorbitol, polysorbate 20, glycereth-26, sodium polyitaconate, arginine, carbomer, aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera), triethyl citrate, tocopherol, equisetum arvense extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed/flaxseed) seed extract, melissa officinalis leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) flower/leaf extract, ulmus fulva bark extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, aminomethyl propanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, disodium edta, amp-acrylates copolymer, polyurethane-14, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, sorbitol, polysorbate 20, glycereth-26, sodium polyitaconate, arginine, carbomer, aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera), triethyl citrate, tocopherol, equisetum arvense extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, linum usitatissimum (linseed/flaxseed) seed extract, melissa officinalis leaf extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) flower/leaf extract, ulmus fulva bark extract, urtica dioica (nettle) extract, aminomethyl propanol, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, disodium edta, amp-acrylates copolymer, polyurethane-14, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Shine Gel

Light Hold Gel

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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

Antiperspirant: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract

Soothing: Equisetum arvense extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Urtica dioica (nettle) extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Glycerin, Triethyl citrate

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Ingredients with their functions

Shine Gel

Light Hold 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