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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 cruelty-free

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Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33) 9	Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, pvp, hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, sodium gluconate, hydroxypropyl guar, ethylhexylglycerin, oryzanol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, tromethamine, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, farnesol, citral, benzyl salicylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua/water/eau, butylene glycol, steareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, pvp, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, propylene glycol ceteth-3 acetate, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, methylparaben, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, ethylparaben, peg-90m, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 17200 (red 33)

Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, lavandula intermedia (flower/leaf/stem) extract, caprylic/capric triglyceride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, pvp, hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, sodium gluconate, hydroxypropyl guar, ethylhexylglycerin, oryzanol, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-25 hydrogenated castor oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, tromethamine, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, eugenol, benzyl benzoate, farnesol, citral, benzyl salicylate, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl benzoate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

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Aqua/water/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Steareth-20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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