Kiss My Face Upper Management Medium Hold Styling Gel

The search continues for a product that will tame my waves and curls, not dry them out and not trigger weepy eyes, runny nose, headache and descent into incoherence. 

"Where for art thou?", said Shakespeare- and I agree. I just hope there's a more promising conclusion for me than there was for Romeo or Juliet.

So I tried this one last week and it was just okay as far as taming my curls. I still had too much puffy fluff and not enough loose defined waves and curls once my hair dried. But it may not be Upper Management's fault and I'll get into that after the next paragraph. On the very bright side I had no reaction of any kind to the gel. Zip. Zero. Nada. Hurrah! On the less bright side it didn't work so well...

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Skin Deep's database rates it a "1", although there is a very high data gap- as you'll see below. That means there's a lot that's not known yet about the ingredients. The research results are below or you can link directly to search for yourself: Skin Deep

So more about the puffy fluff. Now that I've stopped using any products that contain non-water soluble silicone all the rules have changed. Slippery, slide-y non-water silicone sealed the cuticle of my hair beautifully. I thought that was 'end of story'. The big surprise is that non-water soluble silicone is a big contributor to drying and frying hair. Mine is looking more and more like salt and pepper cotton candy if I don't use a non-water soluble silicone to paste down the cuticle (and if you don't mind another food reference). The Live Curly Live Free website has a lot more great information about this problem. Here's the link: Live Curly Live Free.

Until I find a product that's water soluble I've banished any conditioners with silicones from my cupboard: weeds begone.

Here's the report...

KISS MY FACE CORPORATION UPPER MANAGEMENT MEDIUM HOLD STYLING GEL

by http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/company//

SCORE

1

low hazard (out of 10)

94%

data gap

PRELIMINARY REPORT: The information on this page was entered by a Skin Deep user and has not been verified by EWG.

Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to one or more ingredients in this product -- not the product itself -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.

Ingredients in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Use restrictions
✔	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Multiple, additive exposure sources, Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns

Ingredients from packaging: Urtica dioica; Calendula officinalis; Anthemis nobilis; Hyaluronic Acid; Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate; Faex; Panthenol; Tocopherol; Citrus grandis

Directions from packaging: The directions were not available for this product.

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Ingredients:	score	data gap	concerns
ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE)	3	80%	Multiple, additive exposure sources, Enhanced skin absorption
SODIUM HYDROXYMETHYLGLYCINATE	2	100%	Contamination concerns (FORMALDEHYDE)
PANTHENOL	2	88%	Multiple, additive exposure sources
TOCOPHEROL	2	87%	Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE)	0	100%	None Identified
FAEX	0	100%	None Identified
CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT)	0	100%	None Identified
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD)	0	99%	None Identified
HYALURONIC ACID	0	94%	None Identified

Multiple, additive exposure sources*

*Listed below are multiple, additive exposure sources concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available		ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE), PANTHENOL
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE), CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD), TOCOPHEROL, CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT), FAEX

Here's the link to go to the Skin Deep Website:

Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep