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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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Rock Hard Gel

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Rock Hard 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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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Rock Hard 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

Rock Hard 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 10	Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, parfum/fragrance, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin, octyldodecyl ricinoleate, apigenin, acrylates/acrylamide copolymer, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, polyquaternium-59, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone peg-8 meadowfoamate, polysorbate 85, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 38

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

Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, aminomethyl propanol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, parfum/fragrance, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein pg-propyl silanetriol, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed keratin, keratin, octyldodecyl ricinoleate, apigenin, acrylates/acrylamide copolymer, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, oleanolic acid, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, polyquaternium-59, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone peg-8 meadowfoamate, polysorbate 85, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, paraffinum liquidum/mineral oil/huile minerale, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Rock Hard Gel

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Antioxidant: Apigenin, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Biotinoyl tripeptide-1

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Ingredients with their functions

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Rock Hard 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.