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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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Iron Grip Strong 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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Iron Grip Strong 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 vegan cruelty-free

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, vp/va copolymer, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose gum, sorbic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl alcohol, linalool, peg-90m, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), ci 42090 (blue 1) 8	Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone, petrolatum, stearyl alcohol, c20-40 alkyl stearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, tribehenin, vp/va copolymer, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose gum, sorbic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, hexyl cinnamal, benzyl salicylate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, benzyl alcohol, linalool, peg-90m, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), ci 42090 (blue 1)

Water (aqua, eau), polyquaternium-69, pvp, alcohol denat., sorbitol, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sorbic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium benzoate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, juniperus virginiana oil, lavandula oil/extract, linalyl acetate, pinene, tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Notable ingredients

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Alcohol denat, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol denat

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Iron Grip Strong Hold Gel

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.

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.