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Design Essentials Contours Protein Styling Gel.

Design Essentials
Contours Protein Styling Gel
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate-20, propylene glycol, fragrance, silanetriol, panthenol, tetrasodium edta

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Carbomer Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing
Phenoxyethanol Preservative, Anti-microbial
Benzoic acid pH adjusters, Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin Skin conditioning, Preservative, Deodorant
Glycereth-2 cocoate Surfactant/Cleansing
Aminomethyl propanol Buffering
Polysorbate-20

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

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

Carbomer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing

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

3

Phenoxyethanol

Function: Preservative, Anti-microbial

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

Price range

less than $20

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