VO5

VO5 Styling Wax Strong Hold & Defined Look for Unisex Hair 75 ml/2.54 oz

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Wax gives you something gel cannot: the ability to restyle later without wetting your hair down and starting from scratch. VO5 Styling Wax stays pliable through the day, so a look you set at eight in the morning can be pushed back into shape at four.

It holds strongly for a wax, defines texture and separates pieces without weighing hair down or leaving a greasy shine. The finish reads natural, closer to matte than glossy, and it washes out with a normal shampoo rather than needing two goes.

Rub a small amount between your palms until it warms and turns clear, then work it through dry hair. Start at the back and the mid lengths and leave the roots until last, so you do not flatten the lift.

Suits sleek, textured and spiky looks on shorter hair, for men or women. 75 ml / 2.54 oz.

Application tips

Emulsify it first. Scrape a small amount out with a fingernail, rub it between your hands for a good ten seconds until it is thin and glossy, then apply.

Wax that has not been warmed lands in clumps. Dry or nearly dry hair, roots avoided, worked in from the ends up. Comb through if you want it smooth, or leave the finger marks in if you want texture.

Results

Pliable hold with real definition, so individual pieces stay separate instead of merging into one solid shape.

It gives structure to a side part and grit to a messy crop, and it does not go stiff, so the style can be reworked through the day. The finish is closer to natural than shiny. A 75ml tin lasts months at the amount you actually need.

Composition

Full ingredients list

Aqua (Water), Petrolatum, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, PEG-20 Glyceryl Stearate, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Parfum (Fragrance), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lanolin Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool

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