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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

Max Sculpting Gel

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Max Sculpting 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 8	Aqua/water, pvp, amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, sorbitol, peg-14 dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, methylparaben, limonene, ethylparaben, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), citrus grandis oil (grapefruit peel oil), benzophenone-4, isoceteth-20, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, cera alba (beeswax), disodium edta

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

Aqua/water, pvp, amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, sorbitol, peg-14 dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, methylparaben, limonene, ethylparaben, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), citrus grandis oil (grapefruit peel oil), benzophenone-4, isoceteth-20, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, cera alba (beeswax), disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Max Sculpting Gel

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Aqua/water, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

Max Sculpting 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.