amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner
by amika · hair_care
Editor's Take
Hydration is the reason to reach for this: hyaluronic acid, polyglutamic acid, and squalane earn the Hydro Rush name, though clean-beauty purists will find compromises.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 5.5 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 6.7 / 10
The Verdict
The formula backs up its intense-moisture pitch with layered humectants, substantial plant oils, and strong conditioning slip. Its plant-derived silicone alternative and targeted deposition system keep the approach modern without relying on traditional silicones. Fragrance and several quaternary conditioning agents pull down the clean profile and leave sustainability merely good, not exceptional. A high-performing pick for dry, thirsty hair, with efficacy clearly taking priority over clean credentials.
Is amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner clean?
DARE scores amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner by amika 5.5 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner?
The formula leads with Water/Eau/Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Behentrimonium Chloride*, Diheptyl Succinate. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner by amika scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 5.5 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 6.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water/Eau/Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Behentrimonium Chloride*, Diheptyl Succinate, Quaternium-91, Persea Gratissima (Avocado/Avocat) Oil, Squalane, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Argousier) Fruit/Seed Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed/Colza) Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame/Sésame) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix de Coco) Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglutamic Acid, Spirulina Platensis (Blue Green Algae /Algues Bleu-Verte) Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix de Coco) Water, Emblica Officinalis (Gooseberry/Groseille à Maquereau) Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea/Karite) Butter, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-37, Polyquaternium-73, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Polyquaternium-7, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene *antistatic agent/agent antistatique
Last updated September 19, 2026