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Curl Defining Gel

Product category and function

Molding Paste

Curl Defining 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

Molding Paste

Curl Defining 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Molding Paste

Curl Defining Gel

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/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

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/eau, polyimide-1, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, propanediol, vp/va copolymer, polyquaternium-68, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, fragrance/parfum, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-26-buteth-26, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, citronellol, citral, benzyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

Molding Paste

Curl Defining Gel

Antioxidant: Bht

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Molding Paste

Curl Defining 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.

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.