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Paul Mitchell
Firm Style XTG Extreme Thickening Glue
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Aqua (water, eau), vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, sorbitan isostearate, petrolatum, steareth-2, steareth-21, alcohol denat (sd alcohol), vp/va copolymer, triacontanyl pvp, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, symphytum officinale extract, triticum vulgare (wheat) protein, plantago major leaf extract, leucine, glycine, tyrosine, cysteine, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, silica, bht, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, diazolidinyl urea, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-45 m, glycerin, bisamino peg/ppg-41/3 aminoethyl pg-propyl dimethicone, peg-12 dimethicone, ascorbyl palmitate, parfum (fragrance), hexylene glycol, amyl cinnamal, benzyl benzoate, coumarin

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua (water, eau) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer Film forming, Skin conditioning
Sorbitan isostearate Surfactant/Cleansing
Petrolatum Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Steareth-2 Surfactant/Cleansing
Steareth-21 Surfactant/Cleansing
Alcohol denat (sd alcohol) Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial
Vp/va copolymer Film forming

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua (water, eau)

Also-called: Water, 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

Vinyl caprolactam/vp/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer

Function: Film forming, Skin conditioning

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

3

Sorbitan isostearate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Price range

less than $20

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