VO5 Texturisng Gum (Extreme Style)

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Ingredient	Function
Aqua	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Petrolatum	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
Lanolin Wax	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
VP/VA Copolymer	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Cetearyl Alcohol	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
Lanolin Alcohol	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
PVP	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
PEG-20 Stearate	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
PEG-90M	Emulsion Stabiliser Prevents a mixture from separating and helping to increase a product's shelf life
Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copoly	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Parfum	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell 2-T-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate An apple, herbal scent. It is used in fruity and citrus fragrances for its light apple, pear aroma. Scent: Fruity 4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate A complex woody and pear scent which enriches the odour quality of fragrances. Scent: Woody Amyl Salicylate A floral scent with green and balsamic aspects. This ingredient is found in grapes and tea. Scent: Floral Benzyl Acetate A fruity, banana fragrance reminiscent of jasmine. This ingredient is found in various flowers including jasmine and narsissus. Scent: Fruity Dimethylbenzyl Carbinyl Acetate A unique plum note with a rose and jasmine scent. It adds freshness and lift to almost any floral bouquet. It is also can give a damascon facet to fragrances. Scent: Fruity Dipropylene Glycol An odourless ingredient that helps to dissolve solid fragrance ingredients in order to blend them with fragrances more easily. Scent: Ethyl Hexanoate A sweet-ethereal pineapple scent with nuances of banana and strawberry. This ingredient is found in a lot of fruits. Scent: Fruity Ethylene Brassylate A powdery and floral musky scent full of softness. It can be used in all types of fragrance accords. Scent: Gamma-Nonalactone A creamy and appetizing coconut scent. Scent: Fruity Gamma-Undecalactone A milky and sweet peach scent. This ingredient is found in apple, raspberry, peach and apricot. Scent: Fruity Hexahydro-Methanoindenyl Propionate A fruity, floral note with pear and anise notes which is reminiscent of basil oil when diluted. Scent: Fruity Hexyl Acetate A juicy and very textured pear note. This ingredient is found in many fruits such as apples, pears or plums. Scent: Fruity Hexyl Butyrate A green pineapple and pear scent. This ingredient is found in apples, pears, apricots, bananas, mangoes, rum and lavender. It is often used for fruit fragrance compositions. Scent: Fruity Methyl Alpha-Ionone Isomers A powdery and floral violet scent with orris facets. It gives a violet and powdery effect in a variety of fragrances. Scent: Floral Orange oil, sweet, terpenes A fresh, juicy, sweet orange scent that brings a fresh scent. Scent: Citrus Phenoxyethyl Isobutyrate A fruity and floral rosy scent underlined by sweet honey notes. This ingredient can also be found in floral scents such as rose or chamomile. It can be used in various fruity accords to give a juicy texture. Scent: Floral
Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer	Fixing Agent Helps to maintain the hold of your hair style
Paraffinum Liquidum	Hair Conditioning Agent Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair
DMDM Hydantoin	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
Disodium EDTA	Sequestrant Helps prevent impurities from water from causing adverse effects on product performance, appearance, or stability.
Limonene	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Polysorbate 85	Emulsifier Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'
Silica	Viscosity Controlling Agent Controls the density or thickness of a product
Hexyl Cinnamal	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Citric acid	pH Adjuster Controls the acidity / alkalinity balance of products
Butylene Glycol	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Isopropyl alcohol	Solvent Dissolves substances or ingredients
Laurtrimonium Chloride	Preservative This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone	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
Butylphenyl Methylpropional	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Eugenol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Benzyl alcohol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Linalool	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Cinnamal	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Cinnamyl Alcohol	Fragrance Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell