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Tea Tree Styling Wax

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Thickening Gel

Product category and function

Tea Tree Styling Wax

Thickening 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

Tea Tree Styling Wax

Thickening 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

Full ingredient list

Tea Tree Styling Wax

Thickening Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua, eau), mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale), propylene glycol, oleth-5, oleth-10 phosphate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, oleth-3 phosphate, steareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hedychium coronarium root extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, menthol, alpha-terpinene, terpinolene, pinene, lavandula oil/extract, linalool, linalyl acetate, limonene, turpentine, citronellol 9	Aqua/water/eau, sorbitol, glycerin, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, phenoxyethanol, panthenol, amodimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-12, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, benzyl salicylate, cetrimonium chloride, hexyl cinnamal, citric acid, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (aqua, eau), mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale), propylene glycol, oleth-5, oleth-10 phosphate, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, oleth-3 phosphate, steareth-20, aminomethyl propanol, diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hedychium coronarium root extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, bht, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), terpineol, menthol, alpha-terpinene, terpinolene, pinene, lavandula oil/extract, linalool, linalyl acetate, limonene, turpentine, citronellol

Aqua/water/eau, sorbitol, glycerin, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, phenoxyethanol, panthenol, amodimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, parfum/fragrance, trideceth-12, mentha arvensis leaf oil, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, benzyl salicylate, cetrimonium chloride, hexyl cinnamal, citric acid, alpha-isomethyl ionone, limonene, linalool, citronellol

Notable ingredients

Tea Tree Styling Wax

Thickening Gel

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Bht, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium chloride, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Tea Tree Styling Wax

Thickening 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.

Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum/huile minerale)

Also-called: Mineral oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Solvent