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Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

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Shape Up Aqua Gel

Product category and function

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Shape Up Aqua 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

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Shape Up Aqua 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

Full ingredient list

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Shape Up Aqua Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, glycerin, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, alcohol, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, dipropylene glycol, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-70, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral. 11	Water (aqua), pvp, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, carbomer, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, tartaric acid, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, limonene, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Aqua (water, eau), cyclopentasiloxane, isohexadecane, glycerin, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-4, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, hydrolyzed soy protein, alcohol, c11-15 alketh-7, c12-16 alketh-9, caprylyl glycol, cetrimonium chloride, citric acid, dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, dipropylene glycol, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-70, propylene glycol, quaternium-80, sclerotium gum, potassium sorbate, sodium phytate, trideceth-12, trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, citral.

Water (aqua), pvp, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom) extract, psidium guajava (guava) fruit extract, ribes nigrum (black currant) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala (kale) leaf extract, opuntia tuna (prickly pear) fruit extract, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed extract, hydroxypropylgluconamide, hydroxypropylammonium gluconate, hydrolyzed hemp seed extract, hydrolyzed rice protein, carbomer, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, tartaric acid, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), benzyl alcohol, linalool, limonene, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Shape Up Aqua Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Isohexadecane

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Tartaric acid

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Shape Up Aqua Gel

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Isohexadecane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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