Herbal Tea Infused Sulfate-FREE CLEANSER
No sulfate detergents appear in the ingredient list.
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Gentler on colour and coils.
Shampoo / Clarifying, deep-cleaning
Listing used for research: business.walmart.com
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Your avoid-list
Upper-mid price for a shampoo
$1.62/oz at 8 oz — more than 53% of the 805 shampoos , which mostly run $0.81–3.01/oz. The cost less.
Great for
Maybe skip if
What the formula actually does
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.
Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash.
Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair.
Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list.
Humectants in the working part of the formula.
No over-the-counter scalp active.
No chelating agent in the list.
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
No protein or amino acids in the list.
No fragrance is listed.
Ingredients that matter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate | olefin sulfonate cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Cocamidopropyl Betaine | amphoteric cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Cocamide Dipa | secondary cleanser | Softens the main detergent | Cleanses |
| Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate | amphoteric cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate | mild anionic cleanser | — | Cleanses |
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceOrganic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice | humectant | Pulls water into the hair | Moisturizes |
| Butylene Glycol | humectant | Pulls water into the hair | Moisturizes |
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.
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
A strong non-sulfate detergent used in "sulfate-free" shampoos. It cleans about as thoroughly as a sulfate despite the label difference.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
A strong detergent with no sulfate on the label. It removes deposited films about as completely as a sulfate does.
Sulfate-free on the label is a naming fact, not a mildness one: this is an efficient detergent, and hair short of moisture can feel it.
A mild coconut-derived co-cleanser that boosts foam and softens the effect of stronger detergents. It appears in most shampoos, gentle or not.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.
The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.
Among the mildest detergents in use — it is what baby shampoos are built on — but it is almost always the second detergent in a formula. How much a wash strips is still decided by the primary detergent listed above it.
A coconut-derived thickener that stabilises foam and adds body to a cleanser.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
A secondary detergent adjusts foam and mildness rather than deciding how much a wash removes; read the primary detergent above it.
A very mild cleanser that softens the effect of stronger detergents.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.
One of the mildest detergent classes. It is usually there to let a formula lather without a harsher detergent doing the work.
The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.
A mild cleanser that gives a creamy lather and leaves hair less stripped than sulfates.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
The detergent class most curl routines are built around: it lathers and cleanses without stripping the strand back to bare.
A gentler detergent leaves more of the surface oil that slows water loss from coarse or porous hair.
Cleanses with less sebum removal than a sulfate detergent, so hair that is short of moisture keeps more of it through the wash.
Aloe gel, used for light moisture and slip. High in the list it also contributes a little natural hold.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Gums thicken and set soft, which gives definition that bends rather than a rigid cast.
Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.
Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.
A light humectant and carrier that helps extracts dissolve.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it hydrates without contributing weight.
A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.
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.
A conditioning polymer that improves wet combing and adds body. Repeated use can build up on fine hair.
Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.
Cationic polymers hold a curl loosely and stay soft, which is why they turn up in definition products rather than firm-hold ones.
A cationic polymer stays on the hair through rinsing, which is what keeps static and combing friction down after the wash.
Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
Provitamin B5. It draws in water and penetrates the strand a little, which is why it is the standard ingredient for softness and shine claims.
Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.
It hydrates without adding oil or a film, which is the combination fine hair usually needs.
Deposits a lubricating layer that makes combing easier, which is most of what stops mechanical damage adding to frizz.
A humectant that also penetrates the cuticle, so it holds water inside the strand rather than only on the surface.
A cellulose-based conditioning polymer that leaves a thin, static-reducing film. Very common in shampoos as the ingredient that keeps them from stripping.
Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.
Cationic polymers hold a curl loosely and stay soft, which is why they turn up in definition products rather than firm-hold ones.
A cationic polymer stays on the hair through rinsing, which is what keeps static and combing friction down after the wash.
Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
Ingredient list captured 2022-05-17. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 8 oz
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 $15 at this size.
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.
Formula
A complete read of the format at an ordinary price: mid-range per ounce among shampoos, with the working systems present.
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.
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Final decision
People sensitive to fragrance — for a formula with no added fragrance and washing without sulfates
Worth skipping for dry or damaged hair, soft, over-stretchy hair that needs protein, or hard water without a chelating wash
Consider Cantu Mens 2 in 1 Hair & Body Wash, for similar results at a lower price
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Herbal Tea Infused Sulfate-FREE CLEANSER
No sulfate detergents appear in the ingredient list.
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Gentler on colour and coils.
Cooling and Purifying
The detergent system is strong enough to strip build-up.
Resets a coated scalp.
Removes Build Up
The detergent system is strong enough to strip build-up.
Resets a coated scalp.
Can be used on weaves and extensions
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Can’t be confirmed from label.
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
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
Provides slip and works well in natural-hair routines
Exact Walmart verified reviewersInvigorating cleanse leaves the scalp feeling clean and alive
Exact Walmart verified reviewersCurrent listing has a small, entirely positive review sample and brand storefront availability is limited
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