Escape with our sensorial hair care ritual, Simply Clean by EverPure
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Can’t be confirmed from label.
Conditioner / Everyday rinse-out, detangling
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Scent:
No added fragrance on the label, but it contains scenting botanicals. Essential oils have a smell even when they are not labelled as fragrance.
“Formulated without synthetic fragrance, sulfates, parabens, DMDM hydantoin, added phthalates, dye, gluten ingredients” (Brand page)
Strength: Light
Manufacturer page: lorealparisusa.com
Personal fit
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$49 with 60 days of follow-up questions and plan updates
$99 with 12 months. Pay once; the year renews only if you choose.
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Priced with its peers
$1.35/oz at 8.5 oz, less than 60% of the 1119 conditioners , which mostly run $0.94–3.41/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.
Conditioning agents sit high in the list, so this is a detangling formula.
No oils or butters in the list.
Middle of the range: noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
No humectants, so nothing here pulls water into the hair.
No protein or amino acids in the list.
Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.
No chelating agent in the list.
No fragrance is listed.
Ingredients that matter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterAqua / Water / Eau | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Cetearyl Alcohol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions (not a drying alcohol) | Softens |
| Behentrimonium Chloride | conditioning agent | Conditions and softens so hair combs through | Detangles |
| Amodimethicone | silicone | Smooths the cuticle and adds shine | Buildup |
| Isopropyl Alcohol | drying alcohol | Speeds drying but can leave hair feeling dry | Drying |
| Phenoxyethanol | preservative | Keeps the product from spoiling | Stabilizes |
| Benzoic Acid | preservative | Keeps the product from spoiling | Stabilizes |
| Trideceth-6 | emulsifier | Stabilises the mix | Stabilizes |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil / Rosemary Leaf Oil | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Fragrance |
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.
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 waxy fatty alcohol - nothing like drying alcohol. It gives conditioners their body and leaves a soft, smoothing film on the hair.
In conditioner, cetearyl alcohol gives the emulsion its creamy structure and helps it spread evenly through the hair. Its emollient layer adds slip and a smoother feel.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suit dry, coarse, or high-porosity hair that benefits from added slip and a more substantial conditioning film.
Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
Consider if hair is fine or easily flattened: a formula built heavily around fatty alcohols can feel richer than a lightweight conditioner.
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.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
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.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
A silicone modified to stick where hair is damaged, so it smooths selectively instead of coating everything. It resists rinsing more than plain dimethicone.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.
Amino-functional silicone carries a positive charge, so it binds where the cuticle is worn rather than coating evenly. Damaged areas get most of it.
Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
A fast-evaporating alcohol used as a solvent and to speed drying. Well down the list it is a processing aid; near the top it can leave hair feeling dry.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Evaporates on contact, which is how a spray sets almost instantly and leaves no weight behind it.
Porous hair gives water up easily as it is; a fast-evaporating solvent high on the list accelerates that.
It evaporates quickly and takes some water with it. On hair already short of moisture, a formula built on a lot of it can finish drier than it started.
The most common modern preservative; it keeps the product free of bacteria and mould. It sits well below 1% of the formula.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
A food-grade preservative that only works in acidic formulas, which is why it usually appears next to citric acid.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
A solubiliser that keeps oils and fragrance dissolved in a watery formula.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
A UV filter used in leave-on hair products to slow colour fade.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
Sunlight oxidises hair pigment, and on gray, silver or lightened hair that shows up as yellowing. A UV filter on the label absorbs some of the light that drives it.
A strong base used in trace amounts to set pH; it is fully neutralised in the finished product.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
pH adjusters are how a formula is brought to a chosen acidity, and an acidic formula keeps the cuticle lying flatter than an alkaline one. Which way this one moves the pH depends on the formula, and the finished pH is not on the label.
A quick-acting conditioning agent that reduces static and combing force. It also helps keep the formula stable.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
The C16 quat binds mostly by charge rather than by chain, so it deposits measurably less than the C22 ones. Less deposit is less conditioning and also less weight, which is usually the trade fine hair wants.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
Ingredient list captured 2026-09-22. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 8.5 oz
Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $3 line; products that do this job typically go for about $7 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. and 1 listing we don’t count, from grey-market or unverified sellers.
Formula
The formula carries the systems a conditioner is built around, and it sits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
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.
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Final decision
People sensitive to fragrance, for a formula with no added fragrance and a protein-free formula
Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, curly-method routines, or very dry or high-damage hair
Garnier Fructis Grow Strong Conditioner for similar results at a lower price
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Escape with our sensorial hair care ritual, Simply Clean by EverPure
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Can’t be confirmed from label.
Nourishing conditioner, suitable for color-treated hair
It avoids sulfate detergents, which are the usual cause of fast fade.
Less fade per wash.
For renewed softness and shine
The formula carries a recognised shine system — silicone, oil, or light ester.
Reflects light for visible shine.
With rosemary essential oil
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Can’t be confirmed from label.
Formulated without synthetic fragrance, sulfates, parabens, DMDM hydantoin, added phthalates, dye, gluten ingredients
No sulfate detergents appear in the ingredient list.
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Gentler on colour and coils.
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
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 say it leaves color-treated or fine hair soft and smooth without weighing it down.
lightweight conditioningSeveral reviewers say it makes their hair greasy or oily, sometimes by the next day.
greasinessSome reviewers with dry or damaged hair find it isn't moisturizing or hydrating enough.
insufficient moistureReviewers with fragrance allergies or sensitivities say the light essential-oil scent lets them use it safely and beg L'Oreal not to discontinue it, while others wish it had more noticeable fragrance.
fragrance-free formula