Mielle Organics Honey & Ginger Styling Gel

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Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

17ingredients found

14 · 82.4%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration3

Skin conditioning5

Skin softening3

Moisture retention3

Texture · feel8

Preservation · stability2

Fragrance5

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin · Honey · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin · Honey · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin
Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING: Honey

Softens the skin

Honey · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Honey · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

Skin conditioning

Honey · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil · Xanthan Gum

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Honey · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil · Xanthan Gum

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Acrylates Copolymer · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Acrylates Copolymer · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin

Exfoliates

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Cleanses

Xanthan Gum

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Xanthan Gum

Mixes oil and water

Pectin · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Pectin · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Xanthan Gum

Texture and feel

Aqua (Water) · Glycerin · Acrylates Copolymer · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Pectin · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Benzyl Alcohol

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Glycerin · Pectin · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Benzyl Alcohol
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Aqua (Water) · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Acrylates Copolymer · Pectin · Xanthan Gum
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
Adds bulkBULKING: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Keeps microbes from growing

Dehydroacetic Acid · Benzyl Alcohol

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Dehydroacetic Acid · Benzyl Alcohol

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Honey · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Parfum (Fragrance) · Benzyl Alcohol

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Parfum (Fragrance) · Benzyl Alcohol
Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING: Honey

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Declared fragrance allergens

The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.

Benzyl Alcohol

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