VO5 Express Primer Spray

To find out more about the ingredients used in the product and its function simply click on ingredient name. Due to limited space on pack, we also disclose a longer list of fragrance ingredients. For recently launched products or where the formulation has changed, this detailed fragrance information might not be immediately available as it takes time to update each product page.

We take great care to ensure information on this site is up to date. However, please always check the product packaging for the most up to date ingredients used.

All product names which include a date (month and year) are no longer manufactured.

Ingredients

Aqua (Solvent)

Dissolves substances or ingredients

Propylene glycol (Solvent)

Dissolves substances or ingredients

Glycerin (Humectant)

Helps to retain water in a product, in hair or the top layers of skin

Dipropylene Glycol (Solvent)

Dissolves substances or ingredients

Amodimethicone (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl PG-Propyl Dimethicone (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Oleth-20 (Surfactant)

An ingredient which helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, creating foam when used with water

Parfum (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Phenoxyethanol (Preservative)

This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds

Caprylyl Glycol (Preservative)

This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds

Benzophenone-4 (UV Absorber)

Helps to protect the product formulation from UV rays

Panthenol (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Triethanolamine (Emulsifier)

Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'

Limonene (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Quaternium-26 (Antistatic Agent)

Helps to make you hair, skin, clothes, kitchen ware or hard surfaces feel better by reducing static charge

Disodium EDTA (Sequestrant)

Helps prevent impurities from water from causing adverse effects on product performance, appearance, or stability.

Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids (Surfactant)

An ingredient which helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, creating foam when used with water

Hexyl Cinnamal (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Trideceth-12 (Emulsifier)

Helps two or more liquids, that don't usually combine to form a single solution; often referred to as an 'emulsion'

Cetrimonium Chloride (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Cyclopentasiloxane (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Potassium Dimethicone PEG-7 Panthenyl Phosphate (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Linalool (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Dimethyl Palmitamine (Antistatic Agent)

Helps to make you hair, skin, clothes, kitchen ware or hard surfaces feel better by reducing static charge

Sodium benzoate (Preservative)

This prolongs the shelf-life of the product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts and moulds

Benzyl Salicylate (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Acetic acid (Buffering Agent)

Maintains the right acidity / alkalinity balance of a product

Hydroxycitronellal (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Citronellol (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Pantolactone (Hair Conditioning Agent)

Helps to improve the gloss, sheen and texture of your hair

Coumarin (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Tocopheryl Acetate (Antioxidant)

Helps to prevent reactions promoted by oxygen in the product, which can cause product spoilage.

Geraniol (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell

Benzyl alcohol (Fragrance)

Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell