Desert Essence
Anti-Breakage Conditioner (2018 formulation)
Conditioner
Cleaner pick · Safest cleansing we have rated
Africology Skincare & Spa
Bio Therapy Conditioner+69 on ingredient safety
250ml · 47.50 ZAR · 19 ZAR/100 ml
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Ingredient safety
A 67-point gap between the two loudest voices.
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
Labor
raters agreeRun by a nonprofit. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. This rates Desert Essence as a company and applies to everything they make, not this product alone. Checked this week. about this rater →
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8 ratings · 2 of 4 axes
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- Fewer raters reach smaller-brand products, so a missing rating is not a clean bill of health, only a gap.
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust41 of 47 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 41 of 47 listed ingredients; 6 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (8)
Carcinogen-linkedflagged by 5 of 9 lists
EU-prohibitedflagged by 2 of 9 lists
IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)flagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-regulated fragrance allergenflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
No flags in our sources (33)
- WATER
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
- GLYCERINhumectant
- HYDROLYZED KERATIN
- RAPHANUS SATIVUS SEED EXTRACT
- SERENOA SERRULATA FRUIT EXTRACT
- BAMBUSA VULGARIS EXTRACT
- JOJOBA ESTERS
- SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL
- COCOS NUCIFERA OIL
- OLEA EUROPAEA FRUIT OIL
- HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL
- BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER
- FOLIC ACID
- CYANOCOBALAMIN
- ROSA CANINA FRUIT EXTRACT
- THIAMINE HCL
- RIBOFLAVIN
- PYRIDOXINE HCL
- EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT
- TOCOPHERYL SUCCINATE
- DIMETHYL SULFONE
- SALVIA OFFICINALIS OIL
- SALVIA SCLAREA OIL
- ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROOT OIL
- CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA OIL
- CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT
- CETYL ESTERS
- CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
- GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
- POLYQUATERNIUM-37
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- POTASSIUM SORBATE
No data in our sources (6)
- D-BIOTIN
- COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE
- SELENIUM AMINO ACID CHELATE
- NIACINAMIDE [VITAMIN B3
- ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE
- D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE
Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.
What these ingredient tags mean (4)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
fragrance materialMENTHA PIPERITA OIL
- MENTHA PIPERITA OIL: A cooling essential oil the EU names on its own account as a fragrance substance to be declared on the label. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex III entry 361, inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: a fragrance substance whose presence must be indicated in the list of ingredients above 0,001% in leave-on and 0,01% in rinse-off products. It is declarable in its OWN right, not by way of any component it carries. The name to look for on a label is "Mentha Piperita Oil". The duty applies now. Transition footnote (40) lets stock that does not comply, lawfully placed on the Union market before the 31 July 2026 cut-off, be made available until 31 July 2028.
exfoliating acidLACTIC ACID
- LACTIC ACID: An alpha hydroxy acid that loosens surface skin cells; it also makes skin more sun-sensitive while you use it. FDA, "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients" (announced at 70 FR 1721, 10 January 2005; FDA web pages title it "Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids"), which names this acid and recommends the statement "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn."
retinoidRETINYL PALMITATE
- RETINYL PALMITATE: A gentler vitamin A ester that the skin converts to retinol. SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate), SCCS/1576/16, which assesses retinyl palmitate by name; EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex III entry 376 covers it in the same group as retinol.
humectantGLYCERIN
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
Where this came from
Cruelty-free status recorded from crueltyfree.peta.org ↗
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