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Herbal Essences
Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

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Paul Mitchell
Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Product category and function

Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

Iron Grip Strong 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

Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/eau, pvp, chitosan, lactic acid, polysorbate 20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, polysorbate 80, peg-60 almond glycerides, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin 6	Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 12

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/eau, pvp, chitosan, lactic acid, polysorbate 20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, polysorbate 80, peg-60 almond glycerides, disodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin

Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Notable ingredients

Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water/eau

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol denat, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Touchable Hold Hair Styling Spray Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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.

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Chitosan

Function: Film forming

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