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CONUNDRUM Paste

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Foaming Pommade

Product category and function

CONUNDRUM Paste

Foaming Pommade

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

CONUNDRUM Paste

Foaming Pommade

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

Full ingredient list

CONUNDRUM Paste

Foaming Pommade

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, tribehenin, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, beeswax (cera alba), pvp, glycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, ceteareth-20, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, ceteareth-25, vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, tridecyl trimellitate, disodium edta, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool 13	Water (aqua, eau), paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), petrolatum, disodium cocamido mipa-sulfosuccinate, isopentane, ammonium laureth sulfate, ethylhexylglycerin, polyquaternium-7, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, cinnamyl alcohol, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, linalyl acetate, terpineol, vanillin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water (aqua/eau), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, tribehenin, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, beeswax (cera alba), pvp, glycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, ceteareth-20, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, ceteareth-25, vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, tridecyl trimellitate, disodium edta, decylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, citral, citronellol, limonene, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, linalool

Water (aqua, eau), paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), petrolatum, disodium cocamido mipa-sulfosuccinate, isopentane, ammonium laureth sulfate, ethylhexylglycerin, polyquaternium-7, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, cinnamyl alcohol, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, linalyl acetate, terpineol, vanillin

Notable ingredients

CONUNDRUM Paste

Foaming Pommade

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax

Antioxidant: Sodium sulfite, Vanillin

Solvent: Water (aqua, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Paraffinum liquidum (mineral oil, huile minerale), Isopentane

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

CONUNDRUM Paste

Foaming Pommade

Water (aqua/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