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Curl Defining Gel

Product category and function

Styling Custard

Curl Defining 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

Styling Custard

Curl Defining 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Styling Custard

Curl Defining Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-11, methyl gluceth-10, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, chondrus crispus extract, agave rigida (sisal) extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, caramel 9	Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, polyquaternium-37, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-11, methyl gluceth-10, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, chondrus crispus extract, agave rigida (sisal) extract, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, benzyl benzoate, hexyl cinnamal, amyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, limonene, coumarin, caramel

Water/aqua/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

Styling Custard

Curl Defining Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Styling Custard

Curl Defining Gel

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