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Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner

Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size9.4 fl oz
Price$9.97seen at one store · 9.4 oz
Price / oz$1.38/ozat 9.4 oz
Where to buy3 stores · $9.97–15.94

Scent:

The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.

Manufacturer page: headandshoulders.com

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Priced with its peers

$1.38/oz at 9.4 oz — less than 55% of the 689 conditioners , which mostly run $0.91–3.10/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent
Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here

Whether this much richness is right for you depends on your strand thickness, porosity, and how easily your hair flattens — 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.

Slip and detangling High

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

Oils and butters Present, high in the list

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

Water-binding (humectants) None found

No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair.

Needs detergent to remove Yes

Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.

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. 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
Pyrithione Zinc (0.5%) — — Neutral
Water solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Neutral
Stearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol Thickens and conditions — not a drying alcohol Softens
Behentrimonium Chloride conditioning agent Conditions and softens — this is what makes it comb through Detangles
Cetyl Alcohol fatty alcohol Thickens and conditions — not a drying alcohol Softens
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient Softens and smooths the strand Buildup
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil oil Coats and softens the strand Softens
Dimethicone silicone Smooths the cuticle and adds shine Buildup
Fragrance fragrance The scent Fragrance
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesContains fragrance. The silicones here need a detergent wash to come off.
Full ingredient list (13)

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 Pyrithione Zinc (0.5%)
  • 2 Water
    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
  • 3 Stearyl Alcohol
    General function

    A fatty alcohol that thickens conditioners and helps them coat the hair evenly.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    The 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 hair

    Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.

    DependsFine or easily flattened hair

    Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.

    PubChem
    • fatty alcohol
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 4 Behentrimonium Chloride
    General function

    A positively charged conditioning agent that binds to damaged, negatively charged spots on the hair. It is the main detangling ingredient in most rinse-out 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

    Electrokinetic measurement puts the C22 quat ahead of the C16 ones for deposition: the longer chain adds van der Waals stabilisation on top of the charge binding. That extra deposit is what coarse hair usually needs to comb through.

    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.

    DependsBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science
    • conditioning agent
    • cleanser
  • 5 Cetyl Alcohol
    General function

    A fatty alcohol used to thicken creams and add slip. It softens rather than dries.

    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

    The 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 hair

    Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.

    DependsFine or easily flattened hair

    Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.

    PubChem
    • fatty alcohol
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 6 Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
    General function

    Not chemically an oil: about 97% of it is liquid wax esters, which is why it resists going rancid and sits close to the scalp's own sebum. It smooths without a heavy finish.

    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

    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 suitMaximum-hold styling

    A wax holds by staying solid on the strand, which gives grip and separation rather than a set film that cracks.

    • emollient
    • light ester
    • oil
    • wax
  • 7 Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
    General function

    Argan oil. A medium-weight oil used for shine and softness on the outside of the strand.

    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

    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.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 8 Dimethicone
    General function

    The most common conditioning silicone. It coats the strand for shine, slip, and frizz control, and needs a detergent (not just water) to wash out.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Lays a smooth film along the cuticle, which lowers combing friction and flattens the surface irregularities that read as frizz.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Dimethicone does not disperse in water. On a routine that skips detergent it stays on the hair and accumulates wash after wash.

    • silicone
    • emollient
    • conditioning agent
  • ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 9 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 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 Phenoxyethanol
    • preservative
  • 11 Benzyl Alcohol
    • preservative
    • solvent
  • 12 Methylchloroisothiazolinone
    • isothiazolinone
    • preservative
  • 13 Methylisothiazolinone
    • isothiazolinone
    • preservative

What the whole list adds up to

  • 5 emollients
  • 4 preservatives
  • 2 solvents
  • 2 fatty alcohols
  • 2 thickeners
  • 2 oils
  • 2 isothiazolinones
  • 1 conditioning agent
  • 1 cleanser
  • 1 light ester
  • 1 wax
  • 1 silicone
  • 1 conditioning agent
  • 1 fragrance

Drug facts actives

  • undefined

This product is an over-the-counter drug as well as a cosmetic. It treats a cosmetic scalp condition; it does not diagnose or treat disease.

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-15. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 9.4 oz

Seen at $9.97 lowest of 2 stores · checked Sep 16
Good value under $4 Under $0.45/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 $4 line; products that do this job typically go for about $6 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores
  • Hy-Vee
    $9.97
    9.4 oz · $1.06/oz
    Sep 16Lowest per oz
  • Walmart
    $15.94
    9.4 oz · $1.70/oz
    Sep 16

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. 9.4 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 $9.97 is the price we have observed for the 9.4 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $4 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $0.45/oz; at 9.4 oz that is $4. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $6 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 9.4 oz.

Formula

Formula score
8 of 10

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

How the score is counted
  • 5 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs less per ounce than 55% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
  • Covers 4 of the 6 things a conditioner should do
  • Masstige tier, sold at Drugstore and Grocery / mass
  • 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
  • Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
  • A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.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.

Herbal EssencesClosest function Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner $0.44/oz $0.94/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Alcohol-free
  • Medium weight
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • Drugstore tier
  • 13.5 oz bottle
Compare
Paul MitchellLowest cost per oz Awapuhi Conditioner $0.32/oz $1.06/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Alcohol-free
  • Medium weight
· Close function
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • Salon tier
  • 2.5 oz bottle
Compare
AussieClose function Miracle Waves Anti-Frizz Hemp Conditioner $0.45/oz $0.93/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Alcohol-free
  • Medium weight
Function
  • Film formers
Also
  • Cruelty-free
  • 12.1 oz bottle
Compare

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Only for a specific need
Best user

People who want maximum slip who want real detangling slip and fewer ingredients to react to

Biggest tradeoff

Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, curly-method routines, or very dry hair looking for water-binding

Best alternative if not

Herbal Essences Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner — for similar results at a lower price

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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.

0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
sulfate free

The detergent system is not recorded for this product.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

with jojoba oil and naturally derived argan oil

"Natural" has no agreed definition, so we do not score it.

  • Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
  • Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Stated by brand

A brand’s own definition.

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.

A small number of reviewers report a serious adverse reaction — one describes significant hair shedding they trace to the ingredient list's methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone preservative and warns people who have reacted to that preservative in other brands to avoid it.

A number of reviewers received the product as a free PINCHme or Influenster sample and report using it paired with the matching shampoo as a routine for dandruff and dry-scalp relief.

Many reviewers say the conditioner leaves hair noticeably smoother and softer, often naming frizz control and easier detangling or brushing as the specific benefit.

Reviewers repeatedly describe the fragrance as pleasant and noticeable rather than medicinal, several noting it lingers on hair for a day or more after washing.

A recurring complaint is that the conditioner feels slick or weighs hair down, with some reviewers saying it left their scalp or roots oily the day after use, especially those with fine or already-oily hair.

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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.
  • 7 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 5 editorial), last checked 2026-09-16.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 3 of 7 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 2026-09-16.

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