SheaMoisture 100% Pure Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave In Conditioner
by SheaMoisture · hair_care
Editor's Take
Castor oil and shea butter lead with substance, not decoration; this leave-in earns its treatment angle, though the fragrance keeps it from cleaner-company honors.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 8.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 7.0 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Strong: castor oil, Behentrimonium Chloride, and Hydrolyzed Keratin give dry, textured hair substantial detangling, softness, and surface reinforcement. Clean is Excellent, though undisclosed fragrance and a quaternary conditioner account for the remaining compromise. Clover extract and the lamellar conditioning base add a credible treatment dimension beyond basic slip. A worthwhile leave-in for dense, thirsty curls, with fragrance as the named trade-off.
Full INCI list
Water, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Behentrimonium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Dicaprylyl Ether, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil, Glycerin (Vegetable), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil, Acetic Acid (Apple Cider), Niacin, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Yeast Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid