How to use it
- Massage into the scalp and wet hair, adding water as needed.
- Rinse thoroughly; repeat if desired.
- Follow with the preferred conditioner.
Every wash day.
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
- Named protein ingredients
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- Named silicones
- Amodimethicone
- Curly Girl Method
- Lists Amodimethicone (a silicone), which the method leaves out. Stricter lists also leave out Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate. What counts
- Hair texture, in PATTERN’s words
- “works for all hair types, including thick, fine, curly, and damaged hair”
Read the full ingredient list
Aqua (Water, Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propanediol, Glycol Distearate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Mel (Honey, Miel), Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Biotin, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Glycolipids, Glycerin, Phospholipids, Amodimethicone, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lauryl Lactyl Lactate, Hydroxyacetophenone, PEG-150 Distearate, Parfum (Fragrance), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Celluose, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, PEG-150 Stearate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-1M, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Acetate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, 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
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 PATTERN publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.