Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner
by Moroccanoil · hair_care
Editor's Take
Argan and Sunflower oils lead a protein-rich leave-in that delivers real slip and UV protection, but leans hard on silicones and quats for the cosmetic finish.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 3.9 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 8.5 / 10
The Verdict
This is a well-built professional leave-in that earns its Strong efficacy score (7.8) through a layered approach: emollient oils at the top, a diverse amino acid complex for moisture retention, and a UV-shielding quat that sets it apart from basic drugstore conditioning sprays. The silicone-quat backbone provides immediate detangling and surface smoothing, which is exactly what the category demands. The trade-off is a low Clean score (3.9) driven by synthetic fragrance, ethoxylated surfactants, and a heavy load of quaternary compounds. If you want a leave-in that performs like a salon product and protects color in the sun, this delivers. If you're avoiding silicones and quats, the INCI list will send you elsewhere.
Is Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner clean?
DARE scores Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner by Moroccanoil 3.9 / 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 Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner?
The formula leads with AQUA/WATER/EAU, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PROPANEDIOL, CETYL ALCOHOL, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED 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 Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner by Moroccanoil scores Performance 7.8 / 10, Clean Standards 3.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.5 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
AQUA/WATER/EAU, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PROPANEDIOL, CETYL ALCOHOL, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, HORDEUM VULGARE SEED EXTRACT, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, HYDROLYZED RICE PROTEIN, HYDROLYZED QUINOA, WHEAT AMINO ACIDS, SOY AMINO ACIDS, CITRIC ACID, GLUCOSE, GLYCERIN, DIMETHICONE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, STEARAMINE OXIDE, OLEALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES POLYGLYCERYL-10 ESTERS, XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROXYLITOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, CINNAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, XYLITOL, TRIDECETH-12, POLYQUATERNIUM-7, POLYQUATERNIUM-11, C12-13 PARETH-9, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, ARGININE HCL, SERINE, THREONINE, ALGIN, CHITOSAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL. MOLIC01