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Ouai · Hair · Shampoo

OUAI Detox Clarifying Hair Shampoo

A clarifying shampoo with apple cider vinegar and keratin according to the maker, for lifting dry shampoo and hard-water build-up once or twice a week. Used more than that, it dries.

10 ozShampooVinegarHydrolyzed keratinScented
$34 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You use dry shampoo or a lot of styling product
  • Your hair feels coated and you want one weekly reset
  • You like a floral scent

Walk past if

  • Your hair is dry, color-treated or low on moisture
  • You would use it every wash
  • You avoid strong surfactants; an owner compares its olefin sulfonate to a sulfate

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

VinegarHydrolyzed keratincontains alcohol

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance, contains alcohol.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Aqua (Water, Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamide Mipa, Parfum (Fragrance), Polysorbate 20, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Vinegar, Peg-150 Distearate, Polyquaternium-7, Glycerin, Benzophenone-4, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Edta, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Citronellol, Ci 14700 (Red 4), Ci 19140 (Yellow 5), Ci 61570 (Green 5)

Known issue

Owners say it leaves hair dry and stripped, and some report scalp flaking, itching or shedding they blame on it.Walmart and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

Nizoral Anti-Dandruff ShampooNo maker list price for this sizeKetoconazole 1%, labeled by the maker to control flaking, scaling and itching associated with dandruff. The carton says to use it every 3 to 4 days for up to 8 weeks, then only as needed.Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Smoothing Conditioner$8.99 MSRPA cheap rinse-out conditioner with a silicone and a little argan oil to smooth frizz. The fruity scent is strong enough to notice, and fine hair can go greasy.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, 10 fl oz list price, once or twice weekly directions, free-of statements and scent notes.
  2. Walmart reviews, 10 oz, 4.8 from about 1,240, many collected through a promotion: stripped or dry hair, and in the low ratings a flaky scalp and reported shedding.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, about 3.7 of 5 from 6: too drying if used often, with one return over dry hair and an itchy scalp. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.