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Max Sculpting Gel

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Shine Jelly

Product category and function

Max Sculpting Gel

Shine Jelly

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

Max Sculpting Gel

Shine Jelly

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

Full ingredient list

Max Sculpting Gel

Shine Jelly

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, pvp, amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, sorbitol, peg-14 dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, methylparaben, limonene, ethylparaben, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), citrus grandis oil (grapefruit peel oil), benzophenone-4, isoceteth-20, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, cera alba (beeswax), disodium edta 7	Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Aqua/water, pvp, amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer, sorbitol, peg-14 dimethicone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, methylparaben, limonene, ethylparaben, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), citrus grandis oil (grapefruit peel oil), benzophenone-4, isoceteth-20, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, cera alba (beeswax), disodium edta

Water (aqua), pvp, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, panthenol, disodium edta, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, aminomethyl propanol, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Max Sculpting Gel

Shine Jelly

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Aqua/water, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Max Sculpting Gel

Shine Jelly

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.

Pvp

Function: Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Amp-acrylates/allyl methacrylate copolymer

Function: Film forming

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