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Clarifying shampoo

DevaCurl Buildup Buster

An occasional reset wash. Formula as listed on DevaCurl’s US product page.

Maker’s directions: Apply to the scalp and scrub in with your fingertips. Full directions ↓

Size: 8 oz

Price:
  • $28.00 for 8 oz ($3.50 per oz)

List prices on DevaCurl’s own store, checked

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Your step: Clarifying shampoo

Know first: Use it in place of your regular cleanser.

Source: the label and directions DevaCurl publishes for this product

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How to use it

  1. Apply to the scalp and scrub in with your fingertips.
  2. Scrub it out while rinsing thoroughly.
  3. The maker suggests following with a DevaCurl conditioner or treatment.

Manufacturer describes weekly or as-needed use.

Replace the regular cleanser for this wash. Do not add both automatically. Read the clarifying-wash guide .

What changes your choice

Always follow it with a conditioner or moisturizing treatment.

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
Read the full ingredient list

AQUA/WATER/EAU, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE, GLYCERIN, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, APIUM GRAVEOLENS (CELERY) SEED EXTRACT, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PANTHENOL, PEG-175 DIISOSTEARATE, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, POLYQUATERNIUM-7, TOCOPHEROL, BENZOIC ACID, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, LIMONENE, LINALOOL

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

DevaCurl suggests about 1 tablespoon for fine hair and about a palmful for thick hair. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.

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