Cleo+Coco Plant Based Hair + Body Powder
by Cleo+Coco · body_care
Editor's Take
Corn starch, arrowroot, kaolin, and charcoal doing the work talc used to do, without the baggage; the essential oil blend adds allergens, but the absorption formula is genuinely strong.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 5.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.3 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.5 / 10
The Verdict
Marketed as a formula, but the ingredients tell a different story. The multi-layer absorption system , corn starch for oil, arrowroot for moisture, kaolin for matte finish, charcoal for odor , delivers efficacy that matches or beats conventional aerosol formulas. The clean score is strong, the sustainability score is well aligned, and the technology modernizes a legacy category without reaching for silicones or polymers. The trade: five fragrant essential oils bring allergens and sensitization risk, particularly bergamot's phototoxicity and limonene oxidation potential, so sensitive scalps should proceed carefully. Worth it for anyone chasing talc-free performance who can tolerate botanical fragrance.
Full INCI list
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Root Powder, Kaolin, Tapioca Starch, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Mentha Arvensis (Mint) Leaf Oil, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Oil, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Charcoal Powder, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Citrus Sinensis (Orange) Peel Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil, Lavandula Officinalis (Lavender) Flower Oil, Limonene