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Contours Protein Styling Gel

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Product category and function

Contours Protein Styling Gel

Extra 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

Contours Protein Styling Gel

Extra 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Contours Protein Styling Gel

Extra Hold Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 13	Total Number of ingredients = 22
Aqua/water/eau, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate-20, propylene glycol, fragrance, silanetriol, panthenol, tetrasodium edta 6	Water (aqua), vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, ppg-5-ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, triisopropanolamine, oleth-20, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, pvp, sorbitol, fragrance (parfum), propylene glycol, peg-12 dimethicone, disodium edta, panthenol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730)

Notable ingredients

Contours Protein Styling Gel

Extra Hold Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Contours Protein Styling Gel

Extra Hold Gel

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Carbomer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Phenoxyethanol

Function: Preservative, Anti-microbial

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.