BREAD BEAUTY SUPPLY Slick Hold Hair Styling Gel
by Bread Beauty Supply · hair_care
Editor's Take
This will slick hair down well, but the clean-beauty aura has to share the shelf with PVP, Carbomer, and fragrance.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 3.7 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 4.4 / 10
The Verdict
On performance, it earns strong efficacy: PVP and Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer give real slick-down hold, while Tremella Fuciformis and Chondrus Crispus keep it from feeling like helmet gel. If your clean standard is strict, this is where it falls short, since the grip depends on synthetic polymers with fragrance and Phenoxyethanol at the back of the label. Technology lands Modern and sustainability lands Mixed, which fits the bottle: clever botanical support wrapped around conventional styling glue. Worth it for edges, buns, and defined parts when hold matters more than a strict clean standard.
Full INCI list
Water, Glycerin, Sucrose, PVP, Carbomer, Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Tamarindus Indica Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Algin, Sodium Surfactin, Annatto*, Maltodextrin, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Betaine, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol