How to use it
- After you’ve rinsed out your shampoo, apply it to wet hair and rake it through so every curl is coated.
- Gently work out knots with your fingers or a detangling tool.
- Leave it on for 1 to 2 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
- Not 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, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carapa Guaianensis (Andiroba) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Seed Extract, Glycerin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hydroxide, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol.
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.
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.