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Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

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Thickening Gel

Product category and function

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

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

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Thickening 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

Thickening 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. 10	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 = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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.

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

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Thickening Gel

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Fast Form Styling Cream Gel

Thickening 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.