Design Essentials Contours Protein Styling Gel

Ingredients

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

13ingredients found

9 · 69.2%ingredients grouped by use

5types of use

Hydration1

Skin conditioning3

Texture · feel4

Preservation · stability2

Fragrance1

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

Draws in moisture

Propylene Glycol

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

See the 2 declared functions

Skin conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin · Propylene Glycol · Panthenol

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: Ethylhexylglycerin · Panthenol
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: Propylene Glycol

Cleanses

Glycereth-2 Cocoate · Polysorbate-20

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Glycereth-2 Cocoate · Polysorbate-20

Mixes oil and water

Carbomer · Glycereth-2 Cocoate · Polysorbate-20

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Glycereth-2 Cocoate · Polysorbate-20
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Carbomer

Texture and feel

Carbomer · Propylene Glycol

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

See the 3 declared functions