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Rinse-out conditioner

Curlsmith Essential Moisture Conditioner

Condition after shampooing, then rinse.

Maker’s directions: Apply to wet hair after shampooing and distribute evenly. Detangle, leave for one to two minutes, then rinse well. Full directions ↓

Sizes: Mini 3 oz / Full 12 oz

Price:
  • $12.50 for Mini 3 oz ($4.17 per oz)
  • $26.00 for Full 12 oz ($2.17 per oz)

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Your step: Rinse-out conditioner

Source: the label and directions Curlsmith publishes for this product

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How to use it

  1. Apply to wet hair after shampooing and distribute evenly.
  2. Detangle, leave for one to two minutes, then rinse well.

Regular wash days.

Choose a rinse-out conditioner or a mask for the conditioning step; extra layers are optional. Understand conditioner and mask order .

Ingredients and formula details

Makers change formulas now and then. If the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Fragrance / Parfum
Listed
Curly Girl Method
Lists Isopropyl Alcohol (a drying alcohol), which the method leaves out. What counts
Read the full ingredient list

Water (Aqua/Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Betaine, Cetyl Palmitate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Seed Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Carapa Guaianensis (Andiroba) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Gluconate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes.

These are formula details, not predictions of conditioning, hold or how your hair will respond. Read about ingredient comparisons .

What the maker doesn’t say

Curlsmith says the ingredient list on its website and the one on the product may differ while it updates a formula. Go by the one on the product.

Curlsmith doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.

Every fact here comes from what Curlsmith publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.