Pureology Smooth Perfection Conditioner 33.8 fl oz/1000 mL
by Pureology · hair_care
Editor's Take
Worth reaching for when frizz and knots outrank clean-beauty credentials; the salon-grade smoothing is convincing, but the conventional base keeps this from feeling progressive.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 4.3 / 10
- Sustainability: 5.3 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Excellent: Behentrimonium Chloride delivers strong detangling, while shea butter and Camellia oil help soften frizz-prone lengths. Keravis™ adds a credible anti-breakage angle, and the technology is Modern rather than merely cosmetic. Clean alignment is weak, with fragrance, ethoxylated ingredients, and persistent conditioning polymers accounting for the wide score gap. A strong salon conditioner for smoothing and detangling, with conventional chemistry as the price of admission.
Full INCI list
Aqua / Water / Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Esters, Isopropyl Myristate, Quaternium-80, Propylene Glycol, Parfum / Fragrance, Polysorbate 20, Isopropyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Tocopherol, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil / Sesame Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract / Sunflower Seed Extract, Ppg-1 Trideceth-6, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Citric Acid, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Benzophenone-4, Sorbitan Oleate, Potassium Sorbate.