What is Xflex Wax Gel?

Xflex Wax Gel by Edelstein, from the Xflex line, is a wax-gel hybrid with strong hold and a shiny finish for short and medium-length hair, sold in a 200 ml format and applied to towel-dried hair before blow-drying for a sculpted, flexible style, or to dry hair for more separation and hold. It combines the strong hold of a gel with the flexibility and shine of a wax. The hold comes from PVP and Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, while C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer and Polyacrylate-14 build the gel texture. It is made in Italy.

Specifications

Who Xflex Wax Gel is for

• Short and medium-length cuts that need definition and strand separation with shine.
• Sculpted styles blow-dried into shape that can be reshaped with the hands during the day.
• Barbershops and salons that want hold and shine from one product at the station.
• Home styling on towel-dried or dry hair.

For a 500 ml gel or a wax worked by hand, see the comparison below.

Key ingredients

• PVP: styling resin that gives the hold.
• Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer: a second polymer that adds structure.
• C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer and Polyacrylate-14: build the gel texture.
• Glycerin: a humectant, second in the INCI.

Results

Blow-dried on towel-dried hair, the product gives a sculpted style with a shiny finish that can be reshaped with the hands; on dry hair it gives more strand separation and hold. The strands look defined and glossy, with a hold that keeps the shape.

How to use Xflex Wax Gel

1. Spread a small amount between the palms.
2. Apply to towel-dried hair and blow-dry for a sculpted, flexible style.
3. For more separation and hold, apply to dry hair instead.
4. For volume, work a little product into the roots of damp hair before blow-drying.
5. To remove, wash with shampoo.

For professionals

• Service: finishing and blow-dry styling after a cut, in the barbershop or the salon.
• Amount per service: about 5 ml; 200 ml give around 40 applications. Long or thick hair needs more.
• Formats: 200 ml only.
• Home care to recommend: Xflex Shampoo Ghiaccio, the 1000 ml menthol shampoo of the same line, to wash out styling products.

Xflex Wax Gel compared

• vs Xflex Rebel Hair Gel: a 500 ml gel with ultra strong hold and a shiny finish. Xflex Wax Gel suits flexible, reshapeable styles in a 200 ml format; Xflex Rebel Hair Gel suits firmly set styles and a large salon jar.
• vs Xflex Glowing Hair Wax: a 100 ml wax with medium, flexible hold, a shiny finish and argan oil (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil) in the formula. Xflex Wax Gel suits styles blow-dried into shape with a strong hold; Xflex Glowing Hair Wax suits a softer hold worked by hand.

FAQ

Is Xflex Wax Gel a wax or a gel?

Both: it combines the strong hold of a gel with the flexibility and shine of a wax.

How is it used for extra volume?

A little product is worked into the roots of damp hair before blow-drying.

How does it wash out?

With shampoo; Xflex Shampoo Ghiaccio, the 1000 ml menthol shampoo of the same line, washes out styling products at the wash basin.

Damp or dry hair?

On towel-dried hair before blow-drying for a sculpted style; on dry hair for more separation and hold.

How many applications does 200 ml give in the salon?

At about 5 ml per service, around 40; long or thick hair needs more.

Can the style be refreshed the next day?

On short hair, the strands can be reworked with damp hands.