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Tea Tree Styling Wax

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Tea Tree Styling Wax

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

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Tea Tree Styling Wax

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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

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Tea Tree Styling Wax

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 10	Water (aqua, eau), mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale), propylene glycol, oleth-5, oleth-10 phosphate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, oleth-3 phosphate, steareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hedychium coronarium root extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, menthol, alpha-terpinene, terpinolene, pinene, lavandula oil/extract, linalool, linalyl acetate, limonene, turpentine, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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), mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale), propylene glycol, oleth-5, oleth-10 phosphate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, oleth-3 phosphate, steareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hedychium coronarium root extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, menthol, alpha-terpinene, terpinolene, pinene, lavandula oil/extract, linalool, linalyl acetate, limonene, turpentine, citronellol

Notable ingredients

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Tea Tree Styling Wax

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Bht, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

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Tea Tree Styling Wax

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