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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

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Water (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 11	Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hypnea musciformis extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, palmaria palmata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chondrus crispus extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, laminaria digitata extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, hydroxyethylcellulose, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, triethyl citrate, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, glycerin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, green 3 (ci 42053), red 40 (ci 16035)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Water (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hypnea musciformis extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, palmaria palmata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, chondrus crispus extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, laminaria digitata extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, hydroxyethylcellulose, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, triethyl citrate, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, glycerin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, green 3 (ci 42053), red 40 (ci 16035)

Notable ingredients

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

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Polyquaternium-69

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

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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