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pH Adjuster / Chelator

Tartaric Acid

also on labels as 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid

Alpha-hydroxy fruit acid that lowers formula pH to seal the hair cuticle for shine, reduces frizz, and gently chelates mineral ions.

Ingredients · as printedCurlsmith Bond Curl Rehab Salve

Water (Aqua / Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Creatine, Polyquaternium-10, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Prunus Amygdalus (Sweet Almond) Oil, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Polyquaternium-37, Hydroxypropylgluconamide, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, Tartaric Acid, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Anethole, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Geranyl Acetate, Linalyl Acetate, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Pinene.

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Good to know

Acidic pH adjuster; keeps formulations in the hair-friendly 4.5–5.5 pH range.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All porosities, especially raised cuticles and hard-water exposure.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.
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On 1 of the 34 labels we've read

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