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Shampoo

Curlsmith Essential Moisture Shampoo

Your regular washing step.

Maker’s directions: Wet hair and scalp thoroughly. Full directions ↓

Sizes: Mini 3 oz / Full 12 fl oz

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

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Your step: Shampoo

Source: the label and directions Curlsmith publishes for this product

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How to use it

  1. Wet hair and scalp thoroughly.
  2. Massage the cleanser through the scalp and hair, then rinse until clear.
  3. Repeat, then follow with conditioner.

Regular wash days.

Start with one cleanser. A clarifying shampoo can replace it on a reset wash. See where this step fits .

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
Fits its ingredient rules: no sulfate, silicone, drying alcohol or wax on this label. What counts · More products that fit
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Water (Aqua/Eau), Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauryl Glucoside, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate, Betaine, 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 Seed Oil, Propanediol, Glycerin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-10, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, 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 its ingredient lists may change while it updates formulas. If you’re checking for an allergen, go by the list on the product you buy.

The maker 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.