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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 typesFound in 16 products
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, 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.
Found in these products

On 16 of the 34 labels we've read

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

Cleanse 6 · Condition 4 · Leave-in 3 · Style 3 · 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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Source: The Good Coil research · Ref ING-021Get this as data (JSON)How we write these