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Styling Custard

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Paul Mitchell
Dry Wax

Product category and function

Styling Custard

Dry Wax

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

Dry Wax

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

Styling Custard

Dry Wax

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 8	Cera microcristallina (microcrystalline wax, cire microcristalline), caprylic/capric triglyceride, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile mina rale), c12-15 alkyl benzoate, phenyl trimethicone, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, polysilicone-11, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, aqua (water, eau), bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum(fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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

Cera microcristallina (microcrystalline wax, cire microcristalline), caprylic/capric triglyceride, paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile mina rale), c12-15 alkyl benzoate, phenyl trimethicone, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, polysilicone-11, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis leaf, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, ascophyllum nodosum extract, aqua (water, eau), bht, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum(fragrance), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Styling Custard

Dry Wax

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Limonene, Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile mina rale)

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Styling Custard

Dry Wax

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