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Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

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Defining Gel

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Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Defining 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

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Defining 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

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Defining Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, triethyl citrate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, sodium bisulfite, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, laurtrimonium chloride, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, benzyl alcohol, citrus aurantium peel oil, limonene. 9	Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-24-glycereth-24, propylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, palmaria palmata extract, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria digitata extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, hypnea musciformis extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, polyquaternium-4, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, methyl gluceth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium edta, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycerin, mica, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, triethyl citrate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, sodium bisulfite, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, laurtrimonium chloride, fragrance (parfum), hexamethylindanopyran, benzyl alcohol, citrus aurantium peel oil, limonene.

Water (aqua, eau), vp/va copolymer, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ppg-24-glycereth-24, propylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, gelidiella acerosa extract, palmaria palmata extract, chondrus crispus extract, laminaria digitata extract, sargassum filipendula extract, himanthalia elongata extract, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, hypnea musciformis extract, enteromorpha compressa extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, undaria pinnatifida extract, pelvetia canaliculata extract, laminaria saccharina extract, polyquaternium-4, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, methyl gluceth-20, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-12 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium edta, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), glycerin, mica, dimethicone peg-7 phosphate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl salicylate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Defining Gel

Antioxidant: Sodium bisulfite

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b), Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Glycerin, Limonene, Ppg-24-glycereth-24, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Defining 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.

Vp/va copolymer

Function: Film forming

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

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b)

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial