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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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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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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. 18	Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid

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Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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.

Aqua / water / eau, stearyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, tribehenin, pvp, petrolatum, dimethicone, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, vp/va copolymer, polyacrylamide, oleth-10 phosphate, phenoxyethanol, c13-14 isoparaffin, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, parfum (fragrance), caprylyl glycol, potassium hydroxide, sorbic acid, laureth-7, tocopherol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, butylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed extract (sunflower seed extract), benzyl salicylate, linalool, butyrospermum parkii butter ( shea butter), benzophenone-4, coumarin, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, anise alcohol, bht, citric acid

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Antioxidant: Bht

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Limonene

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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.