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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 vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Aqua (water/eau), cetearyl alcohol, sucrose, garcinia indica seed butter, pvp, isopropyl myristate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, petrolatum, copernicia cerifera wax, carnauba acid wax, ceteareth-20, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, fragrance (parfum), hydrolyzed quinoa, musa sapientum (banana) flower extract, musa sapientum (banana) leaf extract, musa sapientum (banana) peel extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, argania spinosa kernel oil, glycerin, sea salt (maris sal) (sel marin), charcoal powder, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, limonene, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate 11	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Aqua (water/eau), cetearyl alcohol, sucrose, garcinia indica seed butter, pvp, isopropyl myristate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, petrolatum, copernicia cerifera wax, carnauba acid wax, ceteareth-20, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, fragrance (parfum), hydrolyzed quinoa, musa sapientum (banana) flower extract, musa sapientum (banana) leaf extract, musa sapientum (banana) peel extract, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, argania spinosa kernel oil, glycerin, sea salt (maris sal) (sel marin), charcoal powder, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, limonene, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

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

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Soothing: Sucrose

Solvent: Aqua (water/eau), C13-14 isoparaffin, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

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/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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing