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Strong Hold Gel

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Product category and function

Strong Hold Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold 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

Strong Hold Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Strong Hold Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), pvp, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-37, glycerin, vp/va copolymer, polysorbate 20, argania spinosa kernel oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, salvia hispanica seed oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, chondrus crispus extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxyacetophenone, babassu oil glycereth-8 esters, rice oil glycereth-8 esters, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool 8	Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water (aqua), pvp, propylene glycol, polyquaternium-37, glycerin, vp/va copolymer, polysorbate 20, argania spinosa kernel oil, caryodendron orinocense seed oil, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, salvia hispanica seed oil, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, chondrus crispus extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hydroxyacetophenone, babassu oil glycereth-8 esters, rice oil glycereth-8 esters, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl benzoate, amyl cinnamal, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Notable ingredients

Strong Hold Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol denat, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Strong Hold Gel

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Water (aqua)

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.

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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