Mask / Weekly treatment, rich
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Scent:
No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.
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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Your avoid-list
Upper-mid price for a treatment
$3.75/oz at 8 oz, more than 50% of the 576 masks and treatments , which mostly run $1.80–5.62/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.
Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula.
Middle of the range: noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
No protein or amino acids in the list.
Humectants in the working part of the formula.
Conditioning agents sit high in the list, so this is a detangling formula.
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterDeionized Water | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Kaolin Clay | mineral | Adds texture or opacity | Neutral |
| Cetearyl Alcohol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions (not a drying alcohol) | Softens |
| Cetyl Alcohol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions (not a drying alcohol) | Softens |
| Dicetyldimonium Chloride | conditioning agent | Conditions and softens so hair combs through | Detangles |
| Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterShea Butter | butter | The richness a deep treatment is built on | Heavy |
| Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine | conditioning agent | Conditions and softens so hair combs through | Detangles |
| Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit OilOlive Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
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.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
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.
Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
A fatty alcohol used to thicken creams and add slip. It softens rather than dries.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
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.
Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
A conditioning agent used for slip in thick creams and masks.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
The class that does the detangling in a conditioner. It deposits lubrication where the cuticle is worn.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
A rich, solid plant butter used for heavy conditioning on coarse or dry hair. High in the list it makes a product decidedly heavy.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Coarse, porous hair loses water quickly and can carry the weight; a butter slows that loss more than a thin oil does.
Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
A solid fat melts onto the strand at body temperature and stays there, which is the heaviest surface moisture-holding a formula can offer.
A gentle conditioning agent activated by the acid in the formula. It smooths the cuticle without much build-up.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
The class that does the detangling in a conditioner. It deposits lubrication where the cuticle is worn.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
A heavy, coating oil traditionally used for deep conditioning.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
Near the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
A bean gum that thickens and gives a slippery feel.
Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.
Gums thicken and set soft, which gives definition that bends rather than a rigid cast.
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.
Ingredient list captured 2026-09-08. Formulas change, so 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 $18 line; products that do this job typically go for about $30 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
Both the formula and the price land mid-range: it covers the core of what a treatment does and costs about what masks and treatments cost 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, looking for a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent
Not ideal for soft, over-stretchy hair that needs protein, people shopping on a budget, or anyone who wants a product to smell of something
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Claims check
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.
Kaolin clay, aloe vera and botanical extracts restores your hair's natural moisture and shine
Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.
Helps hair feel hydrated.
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.
