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Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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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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Ingredient highlights

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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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

Full ingredient list

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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Water, glycerin (vegetable), pvp, sclerotium gum, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, sambucus nigra (elderflower) extract, panthenol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopheryl acetate, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-7, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, benzoic acid, fragrance 7	Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pvp, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, carrageenan, xanthan gum, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, caramel

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, glycerin (vegetable), pvp, sclerotium gum, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower oil, sambucus nigra (elderflower) extract, panthenol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, tocopheryl acetate, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-7, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, benzoic acid, fragrance

Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, maltodextrin/vp copolymer, pvp, hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, carrageenan, xanthan gum, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, mauritia flexuosa fruit oil, sclerocarya birrea seed oil, tocopherol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, linalool, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, caramel

Notable ingredients

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin (vegetable), Triethyl citrate

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Papaya & Neroli All Day Frizz Control Milk Gel

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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.

Glycerin (vegetable)

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent