VO5 Gel Wax (Extreme Style)

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Ingredient	Function
Aqua	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Isoceteth-20	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
Glycerin	Humectant Helps to retain water in a product, in hair or the top layers of skin
Paraffinum Liquidum	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Oleth-2	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
VP/VA Copolymer	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Methoxy PEG/PPG-7/3 Aminopropyl Dimethicone	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
Parfum	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell 2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-Ol A fresh and clean citrus smell. This ingredient provides an alternative to citrus oils. Scent: Citrus 4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate A complex woody and pear scent which enriches the odour quality of fragrances. Scent: Woody Acetylcedrene A warm woody scent. It is able to give a long-lasting cedar wood character to a fragrance. Scent: Woody Dimethyl-4-Isoheptenal Dimethyl Acetal A fresh citrus grapefruit peel smell with woody and green violet notes. Scent: Citrus Dipropylene Glycol An odourless ingredient that helps to dissolve solid fragrance ingredients in order to blend them with fragrances more easily. Scent: Ethylene Brassylate A powdery and floral musky scent full of softness. It can be used in all types of fragrance accords. Scent: Linalyl Acetate A soft lavender scent with bergamot and petitgrain facets. This ingredient is found in different natural oils such as rosewood or hô wood. Scent: Floral Methyldihydrojasmonate A delicate and fresh jasmine scent. Scent: Floral Orange oil, sweet, terpenes A fresh, juicy, sweet orange scent that brings a fresh scent. Scent: Citrus Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes A sandal and cedar wood scent. Scent: Woody
Phenoxyethanol	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
PEG-90M	Emulsion Stabiliser Prevents a mixture from separating and helping to increase a product's shelf life
Limonene	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Disodium EDTA	Sequestrant Helps prevent impurities from water from causing adverse effects on product performance, appearance, or stability.
Linalool	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
VP/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Panthenol	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copoly	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Hexyl Cinnamal	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
PEG-4 Dilaurate	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
PEG-4 Laurate	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
Alcohol Denat.	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Citric acid	pH Adjuster Controls the acidity / alkalinity balance of products
Butylphenyl Methylpropional	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Silica	Anticaking Agent Helps to prevent the formation of lumps in the product.
Citronellol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
PEG-4	Humectant Helps to retain water in a product, in hair or the top layers of skin
Geraniol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Pantolactone	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
Citral	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Lauryl Pyrrolidone	Surfactant An ingredient which helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, creating foam when used with water
Triethanolamine	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'