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Cire D'épaisseur Texturisante Wax Pomade

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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

Cire D'épaisseur Texturisante Wax Pomade

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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

Cire D'épaisseur Texturisante Wax Pomade

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), oryza sativa cera (rice bran wax), glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, phenoxyethanol, oryza sativa starch (rice starch), hydroxypropyl guar, silica, limonene, creatine, zingiber officinale root extract (ginger root extract), ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, benzyl salicylate, coumarin, citral, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, tocopherol, parfum/fragrance 13	Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, hydrogenated castor oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxypropyl guar, bixa orellana seed extract, polysorbate 80, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, eugenol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, coumarin, hydroxycitronellal, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), annatto (ci 75120).

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Aqua/water/eau, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), oryza sativa cera (rice bran wax), glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, phenoxyethanol, oryza sativa starch (rice starch), hydroxypropyl guar, silica, limonene, creatine, zingiber officinale root extract (ginger root extract), ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, chlorhexidine dihydrochloride, benzyl salicylate, coumarin, citral, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, benzyl benzoate, tocopherol, parfum/fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, hydrogenated castor oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, caprylyl glycol, hydroxypropyl guar, bixa orellana seed extract, polysorbate 80, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, eugenol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, coumarin, hydroxycitronellal, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), annatto (ci 75120).

Notable ingredients

Cire D'épaisseur Texturisante Wax Pomade

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Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil), Limonene

Abrasive: Silica

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Cire D'épaisseur Texturisante Wax Pomade

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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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing