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Paul Mitchell
Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

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Miss Jessie’s
Multicultural Clear Curl Styling Gel

Product category and function

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Multicultural Clear Curl Styling 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

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Multicultural Clear Curl Styling Gel

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Multicultural Clear Curl Styling Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), polyurethane-14, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, amp-acrylates copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, bambusa arundinacea leaf extract, trametes versicolor extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, wheat amino acids, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, pvp, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene 9	Water, polysorbate 20, glycerin, carbomer, pvp, aminomethyl propanol, dmdm hydantoin, fragrance, disodium edta, butane, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium benzoate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Aqua (water, eau), polyurethane-14, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, amp-acrylates copolymer, peg-12 dimethicone, bambusa arundinacea leaf extract, trametes versicolor extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, wheat amino acids, butylene glycol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, pvp, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, dmdm hydantoin, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, parfum (fragrance), benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene

Water, polysorbate 20, glycerin, carbomer, pvp, aminomethyl propanol, dmdm hydantoin, fragrance, disodium edta, butane, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium benzoate.

Notable ingredients

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Multicultural Clear Curl Styling Gel

Soothing: Wheat amino acids

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultimate Wave Lightweight Hair Gel

Multicultural Clear Curl Styling Gel

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.

Polyurethane-14

Function: Film forming

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

Aminomethyl propanol

Function: Buffering

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