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pH Adjuster / Chelator

Citric Acid

also on labels as 2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid

Citrus-derived organic acid used to balance product pH, smooth the cuticle layer, and bind hard-water calcium/magnesium minerals.

chelatingGood to knowHair typesOn 10 of 19 labels we've read
Ingredients · as printedKinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Conditioner / Detangler

Organic mango fruit extract, organic slippery elm, organic marshmallow root, organic lemongrass, cetyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate (made from non-GMO rapeseed oil), citric acid, phenoxyethanol, and natural fragrance.

Citric Acid is 7th, 7th of 9.Dotted words have their own page.
Good to know

Safe in small percentages; very high concentrations can be drying.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All porosities; especially useful in clarifying/chelating shampoos and conditioners.

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

On 10 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 3 · Condition 3 · Leave-in 3 · Style 1 · Seal 0

  1. 7of 9
    Leave-inKinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Conditioner / Detangler
  2. 10of 26
    CleanseAunt Jackie's Oh So Clean Deep Moisturizing Shampoo
  3. 13of 24
    CleanseK18 Peptide Prep Detox Shampoo
  4. 15of 31
    Leave-inAunt Jackie's Quench Moisture Intensive Leave-In
  5. 15of 26
    CleanseMalibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
  6. 20of 23
    Leave-inPATTERN Beauty Detangling Nectar
  7. 21of 40
    StyleAunt Jackie's Curl La La Curl Defining Custard
  8. 22of 30
    ConditionCurlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher Mask
  9. 24of 38
    ConditionCurlsmith Bond Curl Rehab Salve
  10. 33of 40
    ConditionBriogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

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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Source: The Good Coil research · Ref ING-021Get this as data (JSON)How we write these