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Original Pomade

Holding 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

Original Pomade

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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

Original Pomade

Holding Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), ceteareth-25, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polysorbate 20, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-8 dimethicone, pvp, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, coumarin, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, menthol, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, vanillin. 7	Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water (aqua, eau), ceteareth-25, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polysorbate 20, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-8 dimethicone, pvp, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, fragrance (parfum), alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, coumarin, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, menthol, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, vanillin.

Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Original Pomade

Holding Gel

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Vanillin

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

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Original Pomade

Holding 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.

Ceteareth-25

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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