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Holding Gel

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Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

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Holding Gel

Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

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

Holding Gel

Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

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

Full ingredient list

Holding Gel

Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 11
Aqua/water, vp/va copolymer, sorbitol, alcohol denat., phenoxyethanol, ppg-5-ceteth-20, triethanolamine, peg-14 dimethicone, carbomer, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol 5	Water/eau, pvp, laureth-23, benzyl alcohol, vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, triisopropanolamine, carbomer, peg-12 dimethicone, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Holding Gel

Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

Solvent: Water/eau, Benzyl alcohol

Buffering: Triisopropanolamine

Chelating: Disodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

Holding Gel

Strong Hold Curl Scrunching Gel With Frizz Control

Aqua/water

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.

Sorbitol

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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