Bread Beauty Supply Slick Hold Hair Gel
by Bread Beauty Supply · other
Editor's Take
For a slick bun, this has the grip and shine, but the ingredient list is pure throwback drugstore chemistry with better branding.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 5.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 1.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 3.5 / 10
The Verdict
Strong Efficacy is the bright spot: Ceteareth-25, Carnauba Wax, and honey make a dense, glossy gel that should lock down slick buns and edges well. The trade-off is blunt: Clean is 1, with PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Oleth-20, fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, and Red 33 keeping it far from clean-beauty territory. Technology lands at Some Modern Features, while sustainability is Mixed, because the performance leans on an old ethoxylated base rather than a fresher styling approach. Worth it for polished, high-shine hold, with the PEGs, fragrance, and synthetic dye as the price of admission.
Full INCI list
Water (Aqua), Ceteareth-25, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Mel (Honey), Glycerin, Oleth-20, Fragrance (Parfum), Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Carica Papaya Fruit Extract (Papaya), Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract (Starfruit), Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract (Passionflower), Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Extract (Mangosteen), Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit (Lychee) Extract, Zizyphus Jujuba (Jujube) Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit (Guava) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Red 33 (CI 17200).