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Fatty Alcohol / Emollient

Cetyl Alcohol

also on labels as 1-Hexadecanol · Palmityl Alcohol

Plant-derived fatty alcohol (NOT a drying alcohol) that softens hair, thickens conditioners, and provides creamy detangling slip.

slip/detanglerGood to knowHair typesOn 6 of 19 labels we've read
Ingredients · as printedBriogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

Water/Aqua/Eau, Cetyl Alcohol, Brassica Alcohol, Propanediol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Biotin, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Laurus Nobilis Leaf Extract, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Esters, Isododecane, Cetrimonium Chloride, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate, Citric Acid, Isopropyl Myristate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Fragrance (Parfum), Sodium Hydroxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol.

Cetyl Alcohol is 2nd, right after water.Dotted words have their own page.
Good to know

Non-drying, non-irritating; completely different from denatured/isopropyl drying alcohols.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All porosities; essential backbone of conditioners and leave-ins.

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

On 6 of the 19 labels we've read, usually near the top

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

Cleanse 0 · Condition 3 · Leave-in 2 · Style 1 · Seal 0

  1. 2of 40
    ConditionBriogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Hair Mask
  2. 2of 15
    ConditionDesign Essentials Almond Butter Express Moisturizing Conditioner
  3. 3of 21
    ConditionDesign Essentials Honey Crème Moisture Retention Masque
  4. 4of 31
    Leave-inAunt Jackie's Quench Moisture Intensive Leave-In
  5. 5of 9
    Leave-inKinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Conditioner / Detangler
  6. 9of 40
    StyleAunt Jackie's Curl La La Curl Defining Custard

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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