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Curl Defining Gel

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Texture Pomade

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Curl Defining Gel

Texture 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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Curl Defining Gel

Texture 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

Full ingredient list

Curl Defining Gel

Texture 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	Aqua/water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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

Aqua/water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

Notable ingredients

Curl Defining Gel

Texture Pomade

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Defining Gel

Texture 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.