Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo

by Moroccanoil · hair_care

Editor's Take

Built for damaged hair with a massive silicone load and real structural proteins, delivering strong cosmetic repair while completely ignoring modern clean standards.

Four-pillar formula scores

  • Efficacy: 8.2 / 10
  • Modern Tech: 7.0 / 10
  • Clean Beauty: 1.0 / 10
  • Sustainability: 6.0 / 10

The Verdict

The formula acts as a heavy-duty intervention for compromised strands, blending sulfate-free cleansers with a dense network of smoothing silicones and strengthening keratins. It earns a Strong efficacy score by successfully marrying structural proteins with rich argan and avocado oils to improve manageability and mask visible damage. That performance comes at a steep cost to clean chemistry, heavily utilizing cyclic silicones and ethoxylated compounds that drag the clean rating to the floor. A credible pick for severely processed hair that needs maximum slip, though the inevitable silicone buildup will require a dedicated clarifying routine.

Full INCI list

AQUA/WATER/EAU, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, COCAMIDE MEA, SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, DIMETHICONE, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER EXTRACT, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) FLOWER EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, SILK AMINO ACIDS, HYDROLYZED KERATIN, KERATIN AMINO ACIDS, CITRIC ACID, C12-13 PARETH-23, C12-13 PARETH-3, TRIDECETH-12, DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER, POLYQUATERNIUM-7, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, QUATERNIUM-80, PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, AMODIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONOL, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, PANTHENOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM PCA, SODIUM ACETATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CINNAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, TETRASODIUM EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CHLORPHENESIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CI 19140 (YELLOW 5), CI 17200 (RED 33), ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LINALOOL.

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