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Curl Defining Gel

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Molding Megagel

Product category and function

Curl Defining Gel

Molding Megagel

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

Curl Defining Gel

Molding Megagel

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Defining Gel

Molding Megagel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate 11	Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hypnea musciformis extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, palmaria palmata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chondrus crispus extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, laminaria digitata extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, hydroxyethylcellulose, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, triethyl citrate, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, glycerin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, green 3 (ci 42053), red 40 (ci 16035)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hypnea musciformis extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, palmaria palmata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chondrus crispus extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, laminaria digitata extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, hydroxyethylcellulose, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, triethyl citrate, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, glycerin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, green 3 (ci 42053), red 40 (ci 16035)

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gel

Molding Megagel

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gel

Molding Megagel

Water/aqua/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.

Polyimide-1

Function: Film forming

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

Acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling

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