Design Essentials Loc & Braid 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

15 · 88.2%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration1

Skin conditioning3

Skin softening2

Moisture retention1

Texture · feel7

Preservation · stability3

Fragrance8

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

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin

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

See the 2 declared functions

Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Simethicone

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

See the 1 declared functions

Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Simethicone

Skin conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin · Simethicone · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

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

See the 1 declared functions

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Ethylhexylglycerin · Simethicone · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin

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

See the 1 declared functions

Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin

Cleanses

Ceteareth-25 · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Glycereth-2 Cocoate

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Ceteareth-25 · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Glycereth-2 Cocoate
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Ceteareth-25

Mixes oil and water

Ceteareth-25 · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Glycereth-2 Cocoate

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

See the 1 declared functions

Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Ceteareth-25 · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Glycereth-2 Cocoate

Texture and feel

Ceteareth-25 · Glycerin · Simethicone · Benzyl Benzoate

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

See the 3 declared functions

Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Ceteareth-25 · Glycerin
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Glycerin · Benzyl Benzoate
Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING: Simethicone

Keeps microbes from growing

Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid · Benzyl Benzoate

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL: Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Benzoate

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin · Benzoic Acid · Eugenol

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

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin · Eugenol
Sets the pHPH ADJUSTERS: Benzoic Acid

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Fragrance · Linalool · Benzyl Benzoate · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Eugenol · Citronellol

See the 1 declared functions

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Fragrance · Linalool · Benzyl Benzoate · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Eugenol · Citronellol

See 17 other ingredients · 17 total

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.

Linalool · Benzyl Benzoate · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Eugenol · Citronellol

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