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Alikay Naturals

Knots Be Gone Hair Detangler

Leave-in

  • Leave-in
  • spray
  • Moisture-rich
Size8 fl ozusual store size · 2 sizes
Price$14.99seen at one store · 8 oz
Price / oz$1.87/ozat 8 oz
Where to buy2 stores · $14.99–14.99

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Scent:

Notes: jasmine.

“Scented with calming jasmine” (Brand page)

Manufacturer page: alikaynaturals.com

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Priced with its peers

$1.87/oz at 8 oz, less than 62% of the 749 leave-ins , which mostly run $1.31–5.50/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer

Maybe skip if

this product has a scent
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you

Whether this weight suits your hair depends on density, porosity and how much you already layer. That is what the consultation looks at.

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.

Slip and detangling High

Conditioning agents sit high in the list, so this is a detangling formula.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top: binding water is one of its main jobs.

Oils and butters Present, high in the list

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

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

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. The 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
WaterWater (Aqua) solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Neutral
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Althaea Officinalis Root Powder — — Neutral
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower ExtractHibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Extract botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Behentrimonium Methosulfate conditioning agent Conditions and softens so hair combs through Detangles
GlycerinVegetable Glycerin humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
FragranceFragrance (Parfum) fragrance The scent Fragrance
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesContains fragrance.
Full ingredient list (10)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

  • 1 Water · 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 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
    General function

    Aloe gel, used for light moisture and slip. High in the list it also contributes a little natural hold.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold

    Gums thicken and set soft, which gives definition that bends rather than a rigid cast.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.

    • humectant
    • botanical extract
    • gum
  • 3 Althaea Officinalis Root Powder
  • 4 Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower Extract · Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Extract
    General function

    An extract from the flower of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    • botanical extract
  • 5 Behentrimonium Methosulfate
    General function

    A mild cationic conditioner known for heavy detangling with a light rinse-out feel. Common in curly-hair conditioners.

    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

    A C22 conditioning quat, the chain length that deposits most heavily in electrokinetic testing. It is the slip coarse or porous hair usually needs, delivered by chain length rather than by charge alone.

    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.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science
    • conditioning agent
    • emulsifier
  • 6 Glycerin · Vegetable Glycerin
    General function

    Glycerin, also called glycerol, attracts moisture and mixes completely with water.

    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

    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
  • 7 Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
    General function

    An extract from the seed of Vitis Vinifera. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    • botanical extract
  • 8 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
    General function

    The oil pressed from Triticum Vulgare's germ. 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.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    • oil
    • emollient
  • ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
  • 9 Fragrance · Fragrance (Parfum)
    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
  • 10 Botanical Blend

What the whole list adds up to

  • 3 botanical extracts
  • 2 humectants
  • 1 solvent
  • 1 gum
  • 1 conditioning agent
  • 1 emulsifier
  • 1 oil
  • 1 emollient
  • 1 fragrance
  • 1 declared fragrance

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-08. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 8 oz

Seen at $14.99 1 store · checked Sep 8
Good value under $10 Under $1.23/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $10 line; products that do this job typically go for about $13 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores

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. 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.
  2. Seen at $14.99 is the price we have observed for the 8 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $10 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.23/oz; at 8 oz that is $10. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $13 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 8 oz.

Formula

Formula score
10 of 10

The formula carries the systems a leave-in is built around, and it sits in the middle of the range for leave-ins per ounce.

How the score is counted
  • 3 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs less per ounce than 62% of the 749 leave-ins we’ve priced
  • Covers 6 of the 6 things a leave-in should do
  • Reviewers mention 3 things they like about how it performs
  • Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.2 pts
  • A light baseWater or a volatile carrier first, so it does not weigh hair down.2 pts
  • Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
  • No detergent-dependent filmNothing that needs a clarifying wash to remove.1 pt
  • Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

Taliah WaajidLowest cost per oz Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Leave-In Conditioner $0.94/oz $0.93/oz less
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
  • Rinses clean
· Close function
Differs
  • Sweet scent, not floral
  • Drugstore tier
  • 12 oz bottle
Compare
TGINClose function Green Tea Super Moist Leave in Conditioner $1.31/oz $0.56/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • Fresh scent, not floral
  • Cruelty-free
  • 13 oz bottle
Compare
InnersenseClose function Sweet Spirit Leave In Conditioner $1.00/oz $0.87/oz less
  • Curly method
  • Lightweight
  • Silicone-free
Function
  • Oils and butters
Also
  • Mint scent, not floral
  • Prestige tier
  • 10 oz bottle
Compare

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits
Best user

People who want maximum slip, for real detangling slip and moisture that stays in

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for anyone sensitive to fragrance or very dry or very humid climates

Best alternative if not

Consider Taliah Waajid Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Leave-In Conditioner, 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, and what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.

0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
3
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Formulated with No Mineral Oil, No Alcohol, No Sulfates, No Silicones, and No Parabens

The detergent system is not recorded for this product.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Safe for color-treated hair and pH balanced

The detergent system is not recorded, so fade risk cannot be read.

  • Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Reduces breakage during detangling

No protein or bond ingredient appears in the list.

  • Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

How to read this

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

Reviewers

What people report

Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.

Reviewers find the detangler helps make working through knots easier.

Full individual 8oz Walmart reviews: Thomasina2021-07-10 says detangler worked well, Walmart customer2020-10-02 reports easier detangling of fine heavily coiled strands. No curated storefront testimonial used.

Several reviewers enjoy the gentle fragrance of this detangler.

Full individual 8oz Walmart reviews: Emilio2019-08-08 praises gentle smell and Juanita2021-05-05 praises scent.

Reviewers describe softer hair when using the detangler for conditioning or styling.

Full exact8oz individual reviews: Juanita2021-05-05 on Walmart reports softer hair; Dominique D. on exact8oz Influenster listing reports soft4C hair while using the product for twist-outs. Both pages actually opened, no roundup or summary used.

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How this page was made

  • Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one 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.
  • 6 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 4 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-10-04.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 2 of 4 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
  • We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
  • 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 v23. Record last updated 2026-10-04.

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