Green Your Beauty

RATING:2 TREES
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I disliked the smell of this conditioner so much that I will not be using it again. My BF seems to think it smells okay, though, and he is going to test it out. I will have him post a comment when he does!  I bought mine from Whole Foods, and it is also on the website and drugstore.com.

PROS:
+ safe for color-treated hair
+ decent consistency
+ scent is good if you like rose
+ packaging: can easily stand upside down
+ family owned and local, (Marin, CA)
+ good for colored hair

CONS:
- contains phenoxyethanol
- contains cetrimonium bromide
- contains retinyl palminate
- contains hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride
- contains dimethicone
- did not care for the rose-smell

INGREDIENTS:
Purified Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Organic Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Organic Olive (Olea Europaea) Oil, Behenalkonium Chloride (and) Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Hibiscus (Rosa Sinensis) Extract, Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) Extract, Color Protecting Complex [Green Tea (Camelia Sinensis) Extract, Sunflower (Helianthus Annus) Seed Extract], Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein, EO^® Organic Herb Blend [Organic Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis), Organic Chamomile (Matricaria Recutita) Extract, Organic Calendula (Calendula Officinalis) Extract, and Organic White Tea (Camelia Sinensis) Leaf Extract], EO^® Essential Oil Blend [Bergamot (Citrus Bergmia) Essential Oil, Geranium (Pelargonium Graveleons) Essential Oil, Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis) Essential Oil, Ho Leaf (Cinnamomum Comphora) Essential Oil, Palmarosa (Cymbopogon Martini) Essential Oil, Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin) Essential Oil, Chamomile (Anthemis Nobilis) Essential Oil, Rose (Rosa Damascena) Essential Oil, Rosewood (Aniba Rosaeodora) Essential Oil], Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Cetrimonium Bromide, Organic Lecithin, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Amodimethicone, Sodium Phytate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

FINAL VERDICT: I was hoping to like this conditioner, having had a good experience with the chamomile and honey one. Unfortunately the smell did not mesh well with me. While I like roses on anniversaries and special occasions, am known to refresh with a little rose mist now and then, and have even been known to stop and smell them, I don’t think I want them in my cosmetics. If you love the smell of roses, then you just may love the smell of this product. The consistency was was okay. Not quite as thick as I would like, and had to use more product than usual. My hair was easy to comb through afterward, (partly due in fact to the addition of Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride and Dimethicone), and does look shiny. Between the smell and the aforementioned ingredients in the cons section, I would have to say that I do not recommend this product.