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Soft Spray

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Strong Hold Hairspray

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Full ingredient list

Soft Spray

Strong Hold Hairspray

No. of common ingredients = 0
Alcohol denat, sd alcohol 40-b (sds-ca-2877), aqua (water, eau), acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymer, ascophyllum nodosum extract, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, aminomethyl propanol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, benzoic acid, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), amyl cinnamal, coumarin, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool. 7	Alcohol denat., hydrofluorocarbon 152a, aqua/water/eau, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, aminomethyl propanol, ammonium benzoate, peg-8 dimethicone, acetamide mea, parfum/fragrance, glycereth-7 triacetate, panthenol, triethyl citrate, mentha arvensis leaf oil, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool, limonene, citronellol, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Alcohol denat, sd alcohol 40-b (sds-ca-2877), aqua (water, eau), acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymer, ascophyllum nodosum extract, aloe barbadensis extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, aminomethyl propanol, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, benzoic acid, phenoxyethanol, parfum (fragrance), amyl cinnamal, coumarin, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool.

Alcohol denat., hydrofluorocarbon 152a, aqua/water/eau, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, aminomethyl propanol, ammonium benzoate, peg-8 dimethicone, acetamide mea, parfum/fragrance, glycereth-7 triacetate, panthenol, triethyl citrate, mentha arvensis leaf oil, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool, limonene, citronellol, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Soft Spray

Strong Hold Hairspray

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Alcohol denat, Limonene, Sd alcohol 40-b (sds-ca-2877)

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat, Sd alcohol 40-b (sds-ca-2877)

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Glycereth-7 triacetate, Limonene, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat

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Ingredients with their functions

Soft Spray

Strong Hold Hairspray

Alcohol denat

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

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

Sd alcohol 40-b (sds-ca-2877)

Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent

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

Aqua (water, 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.