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Camille Rose
Coconut Water Curl Coating CoWash
Co-wash / Low-lather cleanser, non-foaming
- Co-wash
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Protein-free
Size12 fl oz
Price$10.99seen at one store · 12 oz
Price / oz$0.92/ozat 12 oz
Where to buy3 stores · $10.99–13.00
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Scent:
Notes: fresh, sweet.
Manufacturer page: camillerose.com
Personal fit
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily
Not in your profile
Moisture level
High
Not in your profile
Cleansing strength
None
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Some
Not in your profile
Weight on hair
Medium
Not in your profile
Fragrance
Present
Not in your profile
Protein
None
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate
Not in your profile
Scent
Sweet & vanilla · Fresh & airyStrength not recorded
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Sulfates
None listed
Not in your profile
Parabens / preservatives
None of these listed
Not in your profile
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
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Ingredient list
14 ingredientsA short list
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Price tier
Drugstore
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Where to buy it
Brand website · Target
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Your avoid-list
Lower cost than most co-washes
$0.92/oz at 12 oz, less than 79% of the 98 co-washes , which mostly run $1.02–2.74/oz. The cost less.
Great for
Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Maybe skip if
this product has a scent
A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
Regular clarifyingthere is no detergent here to clear residue
Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
Hair that tangles wetnothing here makes combing easier
Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
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.
Cleansing strength
None
No detergent. The conditioners do the cleaning.
Slip and detangling
Some
Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners.
Oils and butters
Rich
Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula.
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
No humectants, so nothing here pulls water into the hair.
Weight on the hair
Medium
Middle of the range: noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Protein
None
No protein or amino acids in the list.
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.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterDistilled Water (aqua) | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Cocos Nucifera Liquid (Coconut Water) | botanical extract | A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function | Neutral |
| Cetearyl AlcoholCetyl/Stearyl Alcohol (wax) | fatty alcohol | Body and cleansing feel (not a drying alcohol) | Softens |
| Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed ExtractFlaxseed Gel (Linum Usitatissimum Linseed) | gum | Natural hold and clump definition | Holds |
| Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Gherita Ghee Butter | butter | The heavy softener that makes it rich | Heavy |
| Ulmus Fulva (Slippery Elm) Bark Extract | botanical extract | A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function | Neutral |
| Diheptyl SuccinateDiheptyl Succinate (naturally derived) | light ester | Light slip without much weight | Softens |
| Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Oil | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Fragrance |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
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. Fragrance is on the label. Heavier butters sit in the working part of the list.
Full ingredient list (14)
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.
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Water
· Distilled 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 ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
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2
Cocos Nucifera Liquid (Coconut Water)
General function
Coconut water standing in for some of the plain water. It carries minerals and label appeal more than measurable effect.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- botanical extract
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
· Cetyl/Stearyl Alcohol (wax)
General function
A waxy fatty alcohol - nothing like drying alcohol. It gives conditioners their body and leaves a soft, smoothing film on the hair.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChemMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairThe waxy solid that gives a conditioner its body. It deposits a soft lubricating layer, which is most of what makes hair feel smooth after rinsing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairDeposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
DependsFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
· Flaxseed Gel (Linum Usitatissimum Linseed)
General function
Flaxseed gel. A natural polysaccharide that gives soft, flexible hold in curl products.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitCurls or waves needing flexible holdA polysaccharide film stays softer than a synthetic one as it dries, which is what leaves a curl defined but still able to move.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA soft film binds neighbouring strands together, which is most of what helps flyaways lie down.
May not suitMaximum-hold stylingGum films stay soft. A style that needs firm fixation usually wants a synthetic polymer doing the holding.
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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5
Cocos Nucifera (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.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
International Journal of TrichologyMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairBecause 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 hairA 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 hairThe 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.
- oil
- emollient
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6
Gherita Ghee Butter
General function
The solid fat from Gherita Ghee. Plant butters seal the surface and soften coarse or dry hair; high on a list they make a product decidedly rich.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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7
Ulmus Fulva (Slippery Elm) Bark Extract
General function
An extract from the bark of Slippery Elm (Ulmus Fulva). Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
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8
Diheptyl Succinate
· Diheptyl Succinate (naturally derived)
General function
A light plant-derived ester used as a silicone alternative for slip and a dry, smooth finish.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairA light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairSpreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.
- light ester
- emollient
- 9 Capryloyl/Sebacoyl Copolymer (naturally derived)
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10
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
General function
A rich oil used in masks and heavier creams for softness on coarse or dry hair.
Secondary ingredientLower 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 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.
- oil
- emollient
- ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
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11
Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)
- antioxidant
- vitamin
- 12 Optiphen ND
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13
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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14
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 zoneIt 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 routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
What the whole list adds up to
- 5 emollients
- 4 botanical extracts
- 2 oils
- 2 fragrances
- 1 solvent
- 1 fatty alcohol
- 1 thickener
- 1 gum
- 1 film former
- 1 butter
- 1 sealant
- 1 light ester
- 1 antioxidant
- 1 vitamin
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-22. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 12 oz
Seen at
$10.99
Good value under
$8
Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $8 line; products that do this job typically go for about $10 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it3 listings · 3 stores
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Beautyofnewyork.com
$10.9912 oz · $0.92/ozAug 29Lowest per ozSale · was $17.62
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WigTypes.com
$10.9912 oz · $0.92/ozAug 29Sale · was $17.62
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Camille Rose (camillerose.com)
$13.0012 oz · $1.08/ozAug 22
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
- 12 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 $10.99 is the price we have observed for the 12 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $8 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $0.63/oz; at 12 oz that is $8. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $10 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 12 oz.
Formula
6
Formula score
6 of 10
Not the most complete co-wash formula we have read, but it is under most of the range for co-washes per ounce.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 79% of the 98 co-washes we’ve priced
- No conditioning agents up front in the formula
- Reviewers mention 3 things they like about how it performs
- Drugstore tier, sold at Brand website and Target
- Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
- Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
- Gentle or no detergentCleans without stripping the conditioning back off.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- 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
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.
As I AmClosest function
Born Curly Cowash
$0.86/oz $0.06/oz less
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- Gentle cleanse
- Function
- Also
Eden BodyWorksLowest cost per oz
Coconut Shea Cleansing CoWash
$0.56/oz $0.36/oz less
- Sulfate-free
- Gentle cleanse
- Curly method
- Function
- Also
MielleClose function
Detangling Cowash
$1.50/oz $0.58/oz more
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- Gentle cleanse
- Function
- Also
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
A solid pick for the hair it suitsBest user
Colour-treated hair who want washing without sulfates and a protein-free formula
Biggest tradeoff
Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, anyone who wants a squeaky-clean feel, or anyone who needs to clarify regularly
Best alternative if not
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
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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.
1
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
1
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
A refreshing burst of hydration for curl retention
Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Gherita Ghee Butter
Supported
Helps hair feel hydrated.
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.
A reviewer reports the cowash is gentle and hydrating while still cleansing effectively, despite lacking a traditional sulfate/detergent cleansing system
general curly-hair userReviewers describe the formula as hydrating and creamy, with easy penetration/distribution through strands (good slip for detangling)
general curly-hair userAll reviews in the brand-hosted pool are 5-star with uniformly positive sentiment, though the sample is very small
general reviewer population, n=3More from Camille Rose
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.
- 5 sources consulted for this product (4 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 0 editorial), last checked 2026-08-25.
- Ingredient references are linked for 3 of 6 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 2026-08-25.
