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Extra Hold Gel

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Product category and function

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Extra Hold 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

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Extra Hold 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

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Extra Hold 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. 10	Water (aqua), vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, ppg-5-ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, triisopropanolamine, oleth-20, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, pvp, sorbitol, fragrance (parfum), propylene glycol, peg-12 dimethicone, disodium edta, panthenol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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), vp/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer, ppg-5-ceteth-20, phenoxyethanol, triisopropanolamine, oleth-20, carbomer, caprylyl glycol, pvp, sorbitol, fragrance (parfum), propylene glycol, peg-12 dimethicone, disodium edta, panthenol, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730)

Notable ingredients

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Extra Hold Gel

Antioxidant: Bht

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Molding Paste

Extra Hold 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.