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Aveda aveda men pure formance thickening paste.

Aveda
Men Pure-Formance Thickening Paste
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water/aqua/eau, canola oil (huile de colza), hydrogenated castor oil, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, c14-22 alcohols, glycerin, dimethicone, jojoba esters, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, cetearyl alcohol, alcohol denat., aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, coco-glucoside, emblica officinalis (amla) fruit extract, orbignya oleifera (babassu) seed oil, boswellia serrata extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) seed oil, starch hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed algin, malt extract, ursolic acid, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, creatine, adenosine phosphate, acetyl carnitine hcl, glyceryl stearate, zea mays (corn) starch, silica, pvp, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, fragrance (parfum), farnesol, eugenol, linalool, citronellol, citral, limonene, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, geraniol, isoeugenol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Canola oil (huile de colza) Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Hydrogenated castor oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Oryza sativa (rice) bran wax Skin conditioning
C14-22 alcohols Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Jojoba esters Emollient/Moisturizer, Soothing, Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water, 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

Canola oil (huile de colza)

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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