Hydrate Conditioner Bar
Price range: $6.00 through $24.00
2.8 oz Bar
A rich, moisture‑restoring conditioner bar that softens, smooths, and deeply hydrates the hair—leaving strands silky, nourished, and beautifully manageable.
SKU: HYDRO-COND-BAR
Hydrate Conditioner Bar
Hair that goes rough the moment it dries.
Coarse hair, curls, and colour that has been through a few rounds. It loses moisture faster than it holds it, and the tangles arrive first at the ends, where the hair is oldest.
This bar was made for that part of the length. It is dense and buttery, it softens on warm wet hair, and it lays down real slip. Poured by hand in San Diego, concentrated so it ships without a plastic bottle.
At a glance
2.8 oz · 80 g · twenty-two ingredients
MoistureRich
LightRich
SlipHigh
Light slipDeep detangle
WeightSubstantial
Barely thereHeavy
What is in it
Cetyl Alcohol · Behentrimonium Methosulfate · Coco-Caprylate · Mango Seed Butter · Kokum Seed Butter · Squalane
The first six of twenty-two label lines, in the order they appear on the jar.
ScentLavender & geranium, or unscented
Hair typeDry, coarse & curly
UseConditioner
Left out on purpose
Synthetic fragrance, silicones, protein, parabens, and mineral oil. None of it is in here, and nothing is folded into a fragrance line.
- Who it is forHair that is dry, coarse, curly or colour-treated. Hair that tangles at the ends. Hair that has been reacting to protein. Anyone who would rather keep plastic out of the routine.
- Where the slip comes fromBehentrimonium methosulfate, a plant-derived conditioning ingredient, carried in cetyl alcohol. Together they are most of the bar, and they are what lets a comb move through wet hair.
- What stays behindButter, squalane and a light ester. This one is meant to stay. Use it from mid-length down, and go lightly if your hair is fine.
- ScentLavender and geranium essential oils, soft and herbal, and most of it leaves with the rinse. Or unscented, with no added fragrance and no essential oils. Neither version contains synthetic fragrance. Both are preserved with a system that includes benzyl alcohol, so neither is described as fragrance-free.
Full ingredient list · scented
Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Coco-Caprylate, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter, Squalane, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Panthenol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow) Root Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol.
The last three names are fragrance allergens naturally present in the lavender and geranium oils, so the formula is still twenty-two ingredients.
The unscented bar is the same formula with the lavender and geranium left out, and its own list is printed on its label.
Because we prioritize freshness and small-batch production, the list above may occasionally vary from your packaging. The ingredient list printed on your bar always reflects the exact formula inside.
Free from
Protein · Silicones · Sulfates · Synthetic fragrance · FD&C dyes · Parabens · Paraffin · Talc
Tinted with iron oxides only.
What you notice
- In handFirm and buttery. It gives at the surface once it is warm.
- On wet hairSoftens on contact and lays down slip in a few passes.
- As you combCushioned. The comb moves without pulling at the ends.
- After rinseSoft and smooth, with some weight to it.
- Once dryMovement at the lengths. Ends that lie down.
How to use it
1
Shampoo first, then squeeze
A bar lays down better slip on damp hair than on soaking hair.
2
Glide over the lengths
Mid-length to ends, a few passes, more where it tangles. Go lightly near the roots if your hair is fine.
3
Comb it through
Spread the slip and take the tangles out while the hair is still wet.
4
Leave it a minute, then rinse
Rinse less for more softness, more for less weight.
5
Dry the bar, every time
Stand it on a draining dish out of the shower stream. The wet face softens in use, so drying it is part of how the bar keeps.
Allergens, colour and careEvery botanical in the bar, why it is red, and the patch test
Sensitivity transparency
Cocoa, kokum and mango seed butters are all tree-derived. Coco-caprylate is a coconut-derived ester. The bar also carries castor and hydrogenated castor oil, jojoba, meadowfoam, abyssinian seed oil, and marshmallow root, which is in the Malvaceae family alongside hibiscus and okra. Centella asiatica is Apiaceae, alongside carrot and celery. Tocopherol is non-GMO and sunflower-derived, which is a light sunflower and ragweed (Asteraceae) consideration, and it is never soy. The squalane is olive-derived (Oleaceae).
No protein, on either version. No hydrolysed wheat, silk, keratin, oat or soy protein of any kind.
The scented bar carries linalool, citronellol and geraniol, which occur naturally in lavender and geranium oil and are named in the ingredient list for that reason. The unscented bar has none of them. Benzyl alcohol is here as part of the preservative system rather than as a scent ingredient, and it is also a declarable fragrance allergen under EU rules, which is why neither version is called fragrance-free.
This is a reformulated bar. The previous version contained shea butter, coconut oil and ylang ylang oil. None of those are in it now. If you bought the old bar, or avoided it, please read the list above.
About the colour
This bar includes iron oxides, so the conditioner and the shampoo bar are not the same object in a wet shower. They sit at the bottom of the list.
If you avoid dyes, this is worth knowing. Iron oxides are pigments rather than dyes. A dye dissolves into what it colours. A pigment stays as solid particles and never dissolves. There are no FD&C or D&C colorants in this bar.
We are not going to call a colorant natural. It is synthetic, cosmetic grade, declared, and last on the list.
Please note
Formulated for reactive, easily-overwhelmed skin. We suggest a patch test on the inner forearm, left 24 hours, before wider use. For external use only. Keep out of the eyes, and rinse with water if contact occurs. Stand the bar on a draining dish and let it dry between uses. If irritation occurs, discontinue use.
Straight answers about conditioner barsWeight, buildup, protein, the scalp, and the colour
Will it weigh my hair down?
It can, if you use it like shampoo. Use it from mid-length to ends, keep it off the roots, and rinse longer if your hair is fine. Most people who find a bar heavy were using it everywhere.
Will it build up?
There are no silicones in it, so there is nothing here that layers the way a silicone does. What stays on your hair is butter, squalane and fatty alcohol, and a wash takes it off.
Does it have protein?
No. No hydrolysed wheat, silk or keratin, on either version. If protein leaves your curls stiff, there is none here.
Do I put it on my scalp?
No need. Conditioning belongs where the hair is oldest, which is the last few inches. Your scalp is already making what it needs.
Is it a leave-in?
No. Rinse it out. It is built at a strength that expects rinsing, so leaving it in makes hair feel coated rather than conditioned.
The bar is red. Will it colour my hair?
The bar is tinted with iron oxides, at a very small fraction of the formula. We are finishing our testing on light, grey and bleached hair and we will publish exactly what we find here. Until that is done we are not going to tell you it is fine. If your hair is white, grey or lightened and you would rather not wait, write to us and we will tell you where the testing stands.
Will the bar go soft?
It was reformulated to be harder. The face you use still softens while you are using it, which is the bar working. Stand it on a draining dish and the rest stays firm.
How many uses will I get?
That depends on your hair length, how much you use each time, and whether the bar dries between washes. We have not printed a count, because ours would not be yours.
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Elizabeth S. –
I love this stuff! The conditioning bar left my hair feeling silky, smooth, and ready to style.
Amy –
Obsessed. My wavy hair loves these conditioning bars. They are lightweight, super hydrating, and cut frizz.