Conditioning Agent

Behentrimonium Chloride

also on labels as Docosyltrimethylammonium chloride

Positively charged quaternary ammonium compound that binds to negatively charged hair strands to smooth the cuticle, reduce static, and provide high wet detangling slip.

slip/detangler Good to know Hair types On 5 of 19 labels we've read

Ingredients · as printedDesign Essentials Almond Butter Express Moisturizing Conditioner

Deionized Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Glycol Distearate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Polyquaternium-32, Paraffinum Liquidum, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycereth-2 Cocoate, Tetrasodium EDTA.

Behentrimonium Chloride is 3rd, 3rd of 15.Dotted words have their own page.

Good to know

Mildly water-soluble; rarely causes heavy buildup unless layered excessively without clarifying.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All porosities; especially high-porosity, coarse, and coily hair needing slip.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.

Across labels

On 5 of the 19 labels we've read

Labels list ingredients from most to least, down to about 1%. Below that, the order is free.

Cleanse 0 · Condition 5 · Leave-in 0 · Style 0 · Seal 0

1st10th20th30th40th

3of 15
ConditionDesign Essentials Almond Butter Express Moisturizing Conditioner
3of 30
ConditionCurlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher Mask
4of 16
ConditionMizani Moisture Fusion Intense Moisturizing Hair Mask
7of 21
ConditionDesign Essentials Honey Crème Moisture Retention Masque
16of 38
ConditionCurlsmith Bond Curl Rehab Salve

These are labels we've read by hand from brand sites and packaging, not a list of recommendations. We add more as we go.

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