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Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

Product category and function

Thickening Gel

Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

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

Thickening Gel

Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Thickening Gel

Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sorbitol, glycerin, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, phenoxyethanol, panthenol, amodimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-12, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, benzyl salicylate, cetrimonium chloride, hexyl cinnamal, citric acid, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol 11	Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hyaluronate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf extract, thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua/water/eau, sorbitol, glycerin, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, phenoxyethanol, panthenol, amodimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-12, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, benzyl salicylate, cetrimonium chloride, hexyl cinnamal, citric acid, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol

Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hyaluronate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf extract, thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol

Notable ingredients

Thickening Gel

Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Thickening Gel

Hydro Style Flexi Jelly

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.

Sorbitol

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent