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

Full ingredient list

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Water (aqua) (eau), ceteareth-25, glycerin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propylene glycol, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, glycereth-2 cocoate, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 11	Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-24-glycereth-24, propylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, palmaria palmata extract, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria digitata extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, hypnea musciformis extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, polyquaternium-4, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, methyl gluceth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium edta, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycerin, mica, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, fragrance (parfum)

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Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua) (eau), ceteareth-25, glycerin, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, propylene glycol, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, glycereth-2 cocoate, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-24-glycereth-24, propylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, palmaria palmata extract, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria digitata extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, hypnea musciformis extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, polyquaternium-4, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, methyl gluceth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium edta, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycerin, mica, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

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Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-24-glycereth-24, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

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Defining Gel

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.

Ceteareth-25

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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