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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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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, vp/va copolymer, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, potato starch modified, parfum/fragrance, sorbic acid, methylparaben, propylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, disodium edta, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl benzoate, linalool, limonene, peg-90m, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, fumaric acid, coumarin, geraniol, bht. 8	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 = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua/water, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, vp/va copolymer, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, potato starch modified, parfum/fragrance, sorbic acid, methylparaben, propylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, disodium edta, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl benzoate, linalool, limonene, peg-90m, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, fumaric acid, coumarin, geraniol, bht.

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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Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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

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.

Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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