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Curl Defining Gel

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Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

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Curl Defining Gel

Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

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

Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

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

Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

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	Dimethyl ether, water (aqua\eau), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, pvp, laneth-15, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, peg-8 beeswax, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-25, polyimide-1, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat starch, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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

Dimethyl ether, water (aqua\eau), cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, pvp, laneth-15, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, peg-8 beeswax, isopropyl myristate, ceteareth-25, polyimide-1, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat starch, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl salicylate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gel

Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (aqua\eau), Dimethyl ether, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gel

Sumo Liquid Wax+ Finishing Spray

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.