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Olive Miracle Deep Conditioning Treatment

Mask / Deep treatment, oil-rich

  • Mask / treatment
  • Moisture-rich
  • Not vegan · ingredient list
Size1.5 fl oz
Price$1.73 Good valueseen at one store · 1.5 oz
Price / oz$1.56/ozat 1.5 oz
Where to buy2 stores · $1.73–2.34

Scent:

The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.

Manufacturer page: gencbeauty.com

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Lower cost than most masks and treatments

$1.56/oz at 1.5 oz — less than 79% of the 347 masks and treatments , which mostly run $1.63–5.74/oz.

Price and stores

Great for

Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent
Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here

Whether your hair needs moisture, protein, or bond repair right now depends on your damage history and how your hair behaves wet — that is what the consultation works out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Oils and butters Present, high in the list

Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula.

Weight on the hair Rich

Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.

Slip and detangling Moderate

Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list.

Needs detergent to remove Yes

Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.

Fragrance Present

Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
WaterAqua solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Neutral
Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
Propylene Glycol humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Polyquaternium 37 — — Neutral
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate light ester Light slip without much weight Softens
PPG-1 Trideceth-6 emulsifier Keeps oil and water mixed Stabilizes
Petrolatum sealant Seals moisture in Heavy
Glycine Soja (Soybean) OilGlycine Soja Oil/Soybean Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil wax Adds a little grip Buildup
Dimethicone silicone A little smoothing and shine Buildup
Phenyl Trimethicone silicone A little smoothing and shine Buildup
FragranceParfum/Fragrance fragrance The scent Fragrance
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesContains fragrance. Contains heavier butters. The silicones here need a detergent wash to come off.
Full ingredient list (35)

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.

  • 1 Water · Aqua
    General function

    The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    • solvent
  • 2 Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
    General function

    The oil pressed from Paraffinum Liquidum. How much weight a plant oil leaves depends on the hair it lands on; coarse hair tends to take more of it than fine hair.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 3 Propylene Glycol
    General function

    A small humectant and solvent that keeps formulas stable and helps active ingredients spread.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it hydrates without contributing weight.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

    PubChem
    • humectant
    • solvent
  • 4 Polyquaternium 37
  • 5 Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
    General function

    A light, dry-feeling ester that spreads other ingredients and softens without a greasy finish.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Spreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.

    • light ester
    • emollient
  • 6 PPG-1 Trideceth-6
    General function

    A solubiliser that keeps fragrance and oils dissolved in clear, water-based formulas.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • emulsifier
    • solubilizer
  • 7 Petrolatum
    General function

    A heavy sealing agent that locks moisture in and takes detergent to remove.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Forms a physical barrier on the strand that slows water leaving it. Nothing else in a formula holds moisture in as bluntly.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    It does not disperse in water at all: removing it means a detergent wash, and until then it stays exactly where it landed.

    • sealant
    • emollient
  • 8 Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Glycine Soja Oil/Soybean Oil
    General function

    A light plant oil used to soften and carry other oil-based ingredients.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    May not suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Near the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 9 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit/Shea Butter
    • butter
    • emollient
    • sealant
  • 10 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil/Olive Oil
    • oil
    • emollient
  • 11 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil/Jojoba Oil
  • 12 Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil
    General function

    One of the few oils small enough to move into the strand, which is why it is used for pre-wash treatments. It can feel heavy or stiff on protein-sensitive hair.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Because it penetrates rather than sits on top, it works on hair that loses water through a worn cuticle instead of only slowing evaporation from the surface the way a non-penetrating oil does.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    The exception to the class read: lauric acid is small and linear enough to enter the shaft rather than only coat it, and in comparison testing coconut oil was the one that reduced protein loss from washing on both undamaged and damaged hair.

    International Journal of Trichology
    • oil
    • emollient
  • 13 Persia Gratissima Oil/Avocado Oil
  • 14 Hydrolyzed Glycine Soja Protein/Hydrolysed Soy Protein
  • 15 Panax Ginseng Root Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 16 Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract/Rosemary Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 17 Equisetum Hiemale Extract/Horsetail Extract
  • 18 Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil/Tea Tree Oil
  • 19 Steareth 2
  • 20 Steareth 20
  • 21 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
    General function

    A plant oil hardened into a wax, used to thicken balms and pastes.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    May suitMaximum-hold styling

    A wax holds by staying solid on the strand, which gives grip and separation rather than a set film that cracks.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Waxes do not dissolve in water. They need a detergent wash to come off, and they are the classic cause of a coated feel.

    • wax
    • emollient
  • ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 22 Methylparaben
    • paraben
    • preservative
  • 23 Propylparaben
    • paraben
    • preservative
  • 24 Glycerin
    General function

    A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

    Scientific Reports
    • humectant
  • 25 Dimethicone
    General function

    The most common conditioning silicone. It coats the strand for shine, slip, and frizz control, and needs a detergent (not just water) to wash out.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Lays a smooth film along the cuticle, which lowers combing friction and flattens the surface irregularities that read as frizz.

    • silicone
    • emollient
    • conditioning agent
  • 26 Phenyl Trimethicone
    General function

    A high-refractive silicone used specifically for visible shine in serums and finishing oils.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Lays a smooth film along the cuticle, which lowers combing friction and flattens the surface irregularities that read as frizz.

    • silicone
    • emollient
  • 27 Lanolin Oil
    General function

    The liquid fraction of lanolin, used for heavy sealing and softness.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Forms a physical barrier on the strand that slows water leaving it. Nothing else in a formula holds moisture in as bluntly.

    • sealant
    • emollient
  • 28 Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylates Copolymer
    General function

    A positively charged conditioning agent. Damaged hair carries a negative charge, so it deposits where the damage is and makes wet hair comb through.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    The class that does the detangling in a conditioner. It deposits lubrication where the cuticle is worn.

    DependsBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.

    • conditioning agent
  • 29 DMDM Hydantoin
    • formaldehyde releaser
    • preservative
  • 30 Polysorbate 20
    • solubilizer
    • emulsifier
  • 31 CL 19140/Yellow 5
  • 32 Fragrance · Parfum/Fragrance
    General function

    An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.

    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance
  • 33 Benzyl Benzoate
    General function

    A fragrance component with a faint balsamic scent, named separately on the label because it is a recognised contact allergen.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

    PubChem
    • fragrance
    • named fragrance allergen
  • 34 Limonene · d-Limonene
    General function

    A citrus-smelling fragrance component that EU rules require to be named separately because some people react to it.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

    PubChem
    • fragrance
    • named fragrance allergen
  • 35 Linalool
    General function

    A floral fragrance component listed separately as a recognised contact allergen.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

    PubChem
    • fragrance
    • named fragrance allergen

What the whole list adds up to

  • 11 emollients
  • 4 oils
  • 4 fragrances
  • 3 sealants
  • 3 preservatives
  • 3 named fragrance allergens
  • 2 solvents
  • 2 humectants
  • 2 emulsifiers
  • 2 solubilizers
  • 2 botanical extracts
  • 2 parabens
  • 2 silicones
  • 1 light ester

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-07. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 1.5 oz

Seen at $1.73 1 store · checked Sep 8
Good value under $2 Under $1.48/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 7 products we score as doing the same job

Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $2 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $7 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 2 stores

1.5 ozmost listed

15 ozBest per ounce

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out
  1. 1.5 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
  2. Seen at $1.73 is the price we have observed for the 1.5 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $2 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.48/oz; at 1.5 oz that is $2. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $7 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 1.5 oz.

Formula

Formula score
5 of 10

The formula covers the core of what a treatment does, and it costs less per ounce than most masks and treatments in our library.

How the score is counted
  • 1 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs less per ounce than 79% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
  • No conditioning agents up front in the formula
  • Value tier, sold at Grocery / mass and Specialty beauty
  • Rich emollientsThe depth a treatment step is built around.3 pts
  • Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.2 pts
  • Protein or amino acidsThe strengthening side of a treatment.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
  • A stated dwell timeThe brand says how long to leave it on.1 pt
  • Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.

Camille RoseLowest cost per oz Moroccan Pear Conditioning Custard $1.17/oz $0.39/oz less
  • Widely sold
· Close function
Function
  • Water-binding (humectants)
Also
  • Masstige tier
  • 12 oz bottle
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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Only for a specific need
Best user

Hair that craves moisture, looking for moisture that stays in and a formula with real substance

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for anyone sensitive to fragrance, curly-method routines, or oily scalps and fine hair

Best alternative if not

Consider Camille Rose Moroccan Pear Conditioning Custard, for similar results at a lower price

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

1
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
3
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Anti-breakage deep conditioning treatment

No protein or bond ingredient appears in the list.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Helps strengthen, repair and restore weak and damaged hair

No protein or bond ingredient appears in the list.

—

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Deeply moisturizes and conditions to provide softness and healthy-looking shine

Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.

  • Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
Supported

Helps hair feel hydrated.

Enriched with olive oil

A named-ingredient story. What matters is where those sit in the list — see the ingredients table.

  • Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
  • Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
  • Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit/Shea Butter
Stated by brand

Check the position, not the name.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

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How this page was made

  • Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
  • The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
  • Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
  • The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
  • 4 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-09-08.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 6 of 15 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
  • We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
  • Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
  • Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-09-08.

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