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Curl Gel

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Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

Product category and function

Curl Gel

Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

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

Curl Gel

Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Gel

Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, behentrimonium methosulfate, wheat amino acids, benzyl alcohol, hydrolyzed silk, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenethyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, phenoxyethanol, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium sulfite, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene 12	Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, butylene glycol, pvp, polyquaternium-37, cetearyl alcohol, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, hydrolyzed pea protein, emblica officinalis fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, cetyl alcohol, peg-40 castor oil, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, behentrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, ppg-1 trideceth-6, acrylates/stearyl methacrylate copolymer, citric acid, sorbitan oleate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, behentrimonium methosulfate, wheat amino acids, benzyl alcohol, hydrolyzed silk, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenethyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 60, phenoxyethanol, disodium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium sulfite, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene

Water (aqua/eau), glycerin, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, butylene glycol, pvp, polyquaternium-37, cetearyl alcohol, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, hydrolyzed pea protein, emblica officinalis fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil, ascorbic acid, tocopheryl acetate, cetyl alcohol, peg-40 castor oil, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose, behentrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, ppg-1 trideceth-6, acrylates/stearyl methacrylate copolymer, citric acid, sorbitan oleate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, sodium phosphate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Curl Gel

Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

Soothing: Wheat amino acids, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopheryl acetate

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

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Gel

Fragrance Free Texturizing Paste

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.

Glycerin

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