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Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

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Sculpting Curl Gel

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Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Sculpting Curl 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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Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Sculpting Curl 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

Full ingredient list

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Sculpting Curl 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. 7	Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, vp/acrylates/lauryl methacrylate copolymer, triethanolamine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, chlorphenesin, parfum/fragrance, ricinus communis seed oil (castor seed oil), simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, squalane, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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.

Aqua/water/eau, propylene glycol, vp/acrylates/lauryl methacrylate copolymer, triethanolamine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, phenoxyethanol, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, chlorphenesin, parfum/fragrance, ricinus communis seed oil (castor seed oil), simmondsia chinensis seed oil (jojoba seed oil), trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, squalane, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Sculpting Curl 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

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Soft Sculpting Spray Gel

Sculpting Curl 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