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Max Sculpting Gel

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Paul Mitchell
Steady Grip Styling Gel

Product category and function

Max Sculpting Gel

Steady Grip 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

Max Sculpting Gel

Steady Grip Styling Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Max Sculpting Gel

Steady Grip Styling Gel

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	Aqua (water, eau), vp/va copolymer, pvp, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, aminomethyl propanol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, triethyl citrate, tetrasodium edta, parfum (fragrance), linalool, citronellol, geraniol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 18

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

Aqua (water, eau), vp/va copolymer, pvp, propylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, aminomethyl propanol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, triethyl citrate, tetrasodium edta, parfum (fragrance), linalool, citronellol, geraniol

Notable ingredients

Max Sculpting Gel

Steady Grip Styling Gel

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Solvent: Aqua/water, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Hexylene glycol, Propylene glycol, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Max Sculpting Gel

Steady Grip Styling Gel

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.