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Thickening Gel

Product category and function

Edge Control

Thickening Gel

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

Edge Control

Thickening Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Edge Control

Thickening Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
(cera alba), mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium bisulfite, laurtrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycereth-2 cocoate, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium sulfite, fragrance/ parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, geraniol, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 5 (ci 19140) 9	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 22

(cera alba), mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium bisulfite, laurtrimonium chloride, citric acid, glycereth-2 cocoate, benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium sulfite, fragrance/ parfum, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, geraniol, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

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

Notable ingredients

Edge Control

Thickening Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium bisulfite, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Benzyl benzoate, Limonene

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Edge Control

Thickening Gel

(cera alba)

Also-called: Beeswax, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire D'abeille | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Film forming, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Mangifera indica (mango) seed butter

Also-called: Mango Seed Butter | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Caryodendron orinocense seed oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

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