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Thickening Gel

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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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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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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 12	Water (aqua), amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, pvp, peg-14 dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, peg-40, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), ethylparaben, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, oleth-10, geraniol, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, lecithin, phosphoric acid, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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), amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, pvp, peg-14 dimethicone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, polysorbate 80, peg-40, methylparaben, fragrance (parfum), ethylparaben, alpha-isomethyl ionone, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional, linalool, benzyl salicylate, limonene, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, oleth-10, geraniol, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, lecithin, phosphoric acid, polyquaternium-10, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

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Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl benzoate, Limonene, Peg-40, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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