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Alikay Naturals
Avocado Cream Moisture Repairing Hair Mask
Mask / Moisture treatment, oil-rich
- Mask / treatment
- moisture
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
Size8 fl oz
Price$17.99 Good valueseen at one store · 8 oz
Price / oz$2.25/ozat 8 oz
Where to buy2 stores · $17.99–17.99
Scent:
No added fragrance on the label, but it carries scenting botanicals — essential oils smell even when they are not labelled as fragrance.
Manufacturer page: alikaynaturals.com
Personal fit
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily
Not in your profile
Moisture level
Moderate
Not in your profile
Time on the hair
Long
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Little
Not in your profile
Weight on hair
Light
Not in your profile
Fragrance
None listed
Not in your profile
Protein
None
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Low
Not in your profile
Parabens / preservatives
None of these listed
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Essential oils
Present
Not in your profile
Fast-drying alcohol
None
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not heavy
Not in your profile
Hard-water defence
None
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
pH adjusted
No adjuster listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
5 ingredientsA short list
Not in your profile
Price tier
Masstige
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Brand websiteOne channel
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Priced with its peers
$2.25/oz at 8 oz — less than 64% of the 341 masks and treatments , which mostly run $1.63–5.59/oz.
Great for
no fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Maybe skip if
this product carries a scent
Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
Hair that tangles wetnothing here reduces combing force
Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
Coarse, very dry hairthis is a light formula for its category
Short shower windowsit wants a long sit to do its work
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
Light
Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair.
Protein
None
No protein or amino acids in the list.
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair.
Slip and detangling
Little
Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.
Time on the hair
15–30 min
A long treatment window — plan the time before you start.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Fragrance
None listed
No fragrance is listed.
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.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Avocado | botanical extract | A plant extract, marketed as much as functional | Neutral |
| Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) OilPeppermint Oil | botanical extract | A plant extract, marketed as much as functional | Fragrance |
| Beta-Carotene | antioxidant | Protects the oils from going off | Stabilizes |
| Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) OilSweet Almond Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| TocopherolVitamin E | antioxidant | Protects the formula | Stabilizes |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. No protein — a moisture formula, not a repair one.
Full ingredient list (5)
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.
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Fresh Avocado
General function
Avocado fruit material, distinct from the pressed oil. Used at low levels.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- botanical extract
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2
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
· Peppermint Oil
General function
Peppermint essential oil, used for scent and the cooling feeling on the scalp.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesEssential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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Beta-Carotene
General function
A plant pigment used as an antioxidant; it also tints the product orange.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hairA violet or blue colorant sits opposite yellow on the colour wheel, so a trace of it deposited on the surface makes a warm cast read cooler. It washes out over the following few washes.
DependsFine or easily flattened hairA deposited colorant is a surface layer. It is a very small amount of material, but on a routine already fighting for root lift it is one more thing sitting on the strand.
- antioxidant
- colourant
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Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
· Sweet Almond Oil
General function
A medium-weight oil used for softness and slip.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats 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 hairA 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 hairNear 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
- ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Tocopherol
· Vitamin E
General function
Vitamin E. It keeps the oils in a formula from going rancid and is used at very low levels.
Estimated lower-concentration zonePubChemIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
- antioxidant
- vitamin
What the whole list adds up to
- 2 botanical extracts
- 2 antioxidants
- 1 essential oil
- 1 fragrance
- 1 colourant
- 1 oil
- 1 emollient
- 1 vitamin
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-24. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 8 oz
Seen at
$17.99
Good value under
$19
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $19 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $40 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores
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Shop Beauty Depot
$17.998 oz · $2.25/ozAug 29Lowest per oz
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Alikay Naturals (DTC)
$17.998 ozAug 24
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
- 8 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.
- Seen at $17.99 is the price we have observed for the 8 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $19 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.38/oz; at 8 oz that is $19. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $40 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 8 oz.
Formula
5
Formula score
5 of 10
Nothing separates this from the middle of the range for masks and treatments, on formula or on cost per ounce.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 64% of the 341 masks and treatments we’ve priced
- No conditioning agents up front in the formula
- Reviewers mention 2 things they like about how it performs
- Masstige tier, sold at Brand website
- 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.
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Good for the right personBest user
People sensitive to fragrance — for a formula with no added fragrance and a protein-free formula
Biggest tradeoff
Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, soft, over-stretchy hair that needs protein, or hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Best alternative if not
Nothing in our library matches it closely 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.
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SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Restores elasticity, rebuilds strength, replenishes moisture
Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
Supported
Helps hair feel hydrated.
Suitable for curl types 3A-4C
No formula reads the same on every texture; our fit panel is the better guide.
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Stated by brand
See the fit panel instead.
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.
Reviewers
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
Reverses protein overload and restores softness on protein-sensitive hair with strong slip for detangling
Reviewer Sarah, verified buyer, 5 stars, titled Holy Grail for Protein OverloadStops breakage and leaves hair soft and easy to detangle on 4-type/extra-dry hair
Reviewer Tiphanie T., verified buyer, 5 stars, titled Awesome!Effective protein-free deep conditioner for low-porosity, protein-sensitive curls when left on 20-30 min with heat, though color/scent are artificial and can irritate scalp if left too long
Reviewer Rebekah, verified buyer, 5 stars overallMore from Alikay Naturals
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.
- 3 sources consulted for this product (3 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 0 editorial), last checked 2026-08-25.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 3 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 2026-08-25.