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Amika on lock high hold hair wax.

amika:
On Lock High Hold Hair Wax
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax

Full ingredient list

Water/eau/aqua, synthetic beeswax, vp/va copolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, pvp, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, butyrospermum parkii (shea/karite) butter, stearic acid, hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn/argousier) fruit/seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, fragrance/parfum, benzyl benzoate, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, citronellol, coumarin, geraniol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/eau/aqua Skin conditioning, Solvent
Synthetic beeswax Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Vp/va copolymer Film forming
C12-15 alkyl benzoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Pvp Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2 Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax Emollient/Moisturizer

Ingredients explained

1

Water/eau/aqua

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.

2

Synthetic beeswax

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

3

Vp/va copolymer

Function: Film forming

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Price range

$20 to $50

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