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CONUNDRUM Paste

Texture Pomade

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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CONUNDRUM Paste

Texture Pomade

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

Full ingredient list

CONUNDRUM Paste

Texture Pomade

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 14	Aqua/water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 33

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, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cera alba (beeswax), cetearyl alcohol, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, va/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, tribehenin, ceteareth-33, isoceteth-20, glycerin, propylene glycol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, aminomethyl propanol, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sorbic acid, parfum/fragrance, sodium benzoate, methyl 2-octynoate, limonene, hexyl cinnamal, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4), linalool, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, sodium chloride, ci 15510, citronellol, benzyl alcohol, ci 42053, ci 42090

Notable ingredients

CONUNDRUM Paste

Texture Pomade

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Alcohol, Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax

Solvent: Aqua/water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Aminomethyl propanol

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Ingredients with their functions

CONUNDRUM Paste

Texture Pomade

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