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.
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.
Non-drying, non-irritating; completely different from denatured/isopropyl drying alcohols.
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.On 6 of the 34 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
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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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