Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner

Editor's Take

For once, a botanical conditioner earns its shelf space: less instant salon slip than synthetic quats, but excellent clean credentials and credible natural shine.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 7.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 4.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 10.0 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 10.0 / 10

The Verdict

Aloe vera, coconut oil, and vinegar provide hydration, lubrication, and cuticle-smoothing shine without silicones or synthetic conditioning quats. The herbal infusion is thoughtful traditional formulation, not cutting-edge hair technology. Its plant-derived profile scores well aligned well for clean ingredients and sustainability, though the essential oils may bother reactive scalps. A credible pick for botanical conditioning when ingredient integrity matters more than maximum detangling slip.

Is Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner clean?

DARE scores Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner by Josh Rosebrook 10.0 / 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 Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner?

The formula leads with Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Aqua, Coconut Oil, Camelina Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Olive Oil. 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 Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Josh Rosebrook Balance Conditioner by Josh Rosebrook scores Performance 7.2 / 10, Clean Standards 10.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 4.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 10.0 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, Aqua, Coconut Oil, Camelina Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Olive Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, Shea Butter, Vegetable Glycerin, Rosemary leaf, Calendula, Nettle, Catnip, Alfalfa, Rose Hips, Flax, Dandelion, Linden Flowers, Burdock, Horsetail, Sage, Chamomile, Ginseng, Oregano, Thyme, Lavender, Peppermint, Goldenseal, Cinnamon, Cayenne, Sustainably Sourced Palm Kernel Extract†, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Vinegar, Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil, Rose Essential Oil, Rosemary Essential Oil, Orange Essential Oil