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Camille Rose

Latte "The Leave-in Collection"

Leave-in / Rich leave-in, heavy

  • Leave-in
  • cream
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Size9 fl oz
Price$16.99seen at one store · 9 oz
Price / oz$1.89/ozat 9 oz

Scent:

No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.

Manufacturer page: camillerose.com

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Priced with its peers

$1.89/oz at 9 oz — less than 53% of the 477 leave-ins , which mostly run $1.17–5.50/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

no fragrance (parfum) on the label
free of strong smells
Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together

Maybe skip if

Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
Hair that tangles wetnothing here reduces combing force
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
If scent matters to younothing is added here

Whether this weight sits well on your hair depends on density, porosity, and how much you already layer — 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.

Weight on the hair Rich

Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients.

Slip and detangling Little

Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.

Water-binding (humectants) High

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

Oils and butters Present, high in the list

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

Protein None

No protein or amino acids in the list.

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.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
Pectin Infused Water botanical extract A plant extract, marketed as much as functional Neutral
Black Cumin Seed Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed OilSunflower Seed Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
Xanthan GumXantham Gum gum Natural hold and clump definition Holds
Glucose humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Optiphen preservative Keeps the product from spoiling 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. Heavier butters sit in the working part of the list.
Full ingredient list (6)

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 Pectin Infused Water
    General function

    Water distilled with Pectin Infused, standing in for some of the plain water in the formula. It carries scent and marketing more than measurable effect.

    Leading ingredient

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

    • botanical extract
  • 2 Black Cumin Seed Oil
    General function

    The oil pressed from Black Cumin. 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 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Sunflower Seed Oil
    General function

    A light, widely used oil that softens without much weight.

    Leading ingredient

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

    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.

    International Journal of Trichology
    • oil
    • emollient
  • 4 Xanthan Gum · Xantham Gum
    General function

    A fermented sugar gum that thickens water-based formulas and adds soft, natural hold.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold

    A 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 hair

    A soft film binds neighbouring strands together, which is most of what keeps flyaways lying down without stiffness.

    May not suitMaximum-hold styling

    Gum films stay soft. A style that needs firm fixation usually wants a synthetic polymer doing the holding.

    • gum
    • thickener
    • film former
  • 5 Glucose
    General function

    A simple sugar used as a light humectant.

    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

    A humectant moves water in whichever direction the air allows: it holds moisture in humid conditions and can pull it back out of hair in very dry ones.

    PubChem
    • humectant
  • Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 6 Optiphen
    General function

    A supplier's trade name for a phenoxyethanol-and-caprylyl-glycol preservative blend. Trade names are not INCI names, so the exact composition is the supplier's.

    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.

    • preservative

What the whole list adds up to

  • 2 oils
  • 2 emollients
  • 1 botanical extract
  • 1 gum
  • 1 thickener
  • 1 film former
  • 1 humectant
  • 1 preservative

Ingredient list captured 2026-08-22. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 9 oz

Seen at $16.99 1 store · checked Aug 29
Good value under $11 Under $1.22/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 7 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $11 line; products that do this job typically go for about $16 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. 9 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 $16.99 is the price we have observed for the 9 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $11 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.22/oz; at 9 oz that is $11. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $16 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 9 oz.

Formula

Formula score
6 of 10

Nothing separates this from the middle of the range for leave-ins, on formula or on cost per ounce.

How the score is counted
  • 1 products that do the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs less per ounce than 53% of the 477 leave-ins we’ve priced
  • No conditioning agents up front in the formula
  • 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 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.

TGINLowest cost per oz Green Tea Super Moist Leave in Conditioner $1.31/oz $0.58/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
· Close function
Function
  • Slip and detangling
  • Weight on the hair
Also
  • Fresh scent, not unscented
  • Cruelty-free
  • Masstige tier
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Built for curly to coily hair

Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits
Best user

People sensitive to fragrance — for a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for oily scalps and fine hair, soft, over-stretchy hair that needs protein, or hair that tangles the moment it is wet

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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
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
A nutrient-rich styling cream crafted to hold and define styles and textures

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Black Cumin Seed Oil packed with over 100 vitamins and nutrients that help replenish hair's strength and overall growth

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Sunflower Seed Oils enriched with vitamins to moisturize dry scalp and help minimize dandruff

Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.

  • Black Cumin Seed Oil
  • Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
  • Glucose
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 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.

The rich texture is reported to go a long way while keeping hair moisturized.

Nouri Pa Nati exact-product reviewer; Barbados

A reviewer says Latte Define helps define curls when layered with Herbal Tea to seal.

Walmart bundle reviewer explicitly discussing the Latte component

Reviewers describe pleasant scent and lasting moisture.

Nouri Pa Nati exact-product reviewers; Barbados

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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.
  • 5 sources consulted for this product (3 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 0 editorial), last checked 2026-08-25.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 2 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.