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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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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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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra Strong Hold Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 12	Water (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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

Water (aqua) (eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, keratin amino acids, oryza sativa (rice) extract, lactobacillus/tomato fruit ferment extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, acyl coenzyme a desaturase, fragrance (parfum), sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbic acid, butylene glycol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, linalool

Notable ingredients

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra Strong Hold Gel

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Lasting Definition Curl Talk Extra Strong Hold 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.

Polyquaternium-69

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

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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