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Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

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Curl Defining Gel

Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

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

Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

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

Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

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 9	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, alcohol denat., methyl gluceth-10, caprylyl glycol, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, hydrolyzed algin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ursolic acid, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, dicetyldimonium chloride, decyl glucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-11, isopropyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, isoeugenol, farnesol, eugenol, citral, coumarin, benzyl benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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, glycerin, alcohol denat., methyl gluceth-10, caprylyl glycol, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, hydrolyzed algin, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ursolic acid, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, dicetyldimonium chloride, decyl glucoside, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-11, isopropyl alcohol, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, geraniol, citronellol, isoeugenol, farnesol, eugenol, citral, coumarin, benzyl benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gel

Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Benzyl benzoate, Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gel

Men Pure-Formance Liquid Pomade

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.