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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 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

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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 12	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 = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 36

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

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

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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