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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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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid 9	Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hyaluronate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf extract, thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid

Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hyaluronate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf extract, thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract, phyllanthus emblica (amla) fruit extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Limonene

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Thuja occidentalis (white cedar) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.

Stearyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing