TXTR by Cantu Cleansing Oil Shampoo 16 oz / 473 ml - For Dry, Color-Treated Hair & Soothing Scalp
An oil-based cleanser behaves differently in the hand to a normal shampoo. It goes on slick rather than foaming, lifts the dirt with oil instead of detergent, and rinses away without that stripped, squeaky feeling that colour-treated hair really cannot afford.
Shea butter does the moisturising and castor oil the shine, while spearmint oil leaves a cool finish at the scalp that lasts a few minutes after rinsing. It is sulphate-free, which is the main reason colour holds up better with this than with a standard shampoo.
Expect very little lather. Work it into the scalp with your fingertips instead of piling hair on top of your head, let it sit for a minute, then rinse until the water runs clear. Hair should feel soft coming out of the shower rather than tangled and squeaky.
16 oz / 473 ml, so it lasts. Best for 2a through 3b hair that is dry, brittle or colour-treated, and worth having if your usual shampoo leaves your scalp tight by the time you have finished drying.
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin, Disteareth-100 Ipdi, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Shea Butter, Castor Seed Oil, Polyquaternium-7, Glycol Distearate, Mentha Viridis Spearmint Leaf Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Steareth-4, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid
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Application tips
Wet the hair fully first. An oil cleanser needs water to emulsify, and applied to damp hair it will drag rather than spread.
Take more product than a foaming shampoo asks for, since there is no lather to carry it around the head. Two rounds work better than one heavy round on hair that has a week of product in it. Follow with a conditioner while the hair is still dripping.
Results
Colour holds its depth longer than it does with a foaming shampoo, because nothing here is prising the cuticle open to let pigment out. Hair comes out slippery rather than clean-squeaking, so a comb goes through without a fight. There is a cool note across the scalp for a minute or two, and the ends stay pliable instead of turning to straw as they dry.
Composition
- Shea Butter
- Puts moisture back while the oil lifts dirt away
- Castor Oil
- Coats the strand so washed hair reflects light instead of looking flat
- Spearmint Oil
- Leaves a cool, clean sensation across the scalp
Full ingredients list
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin, Disteareth-100 Ipdi, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Shea Butter, Castor Seed Oil, Polyquaternium-7, Glycol Distearate, Mentha Viridis Spearmint Leaf Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Steareth-4, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid
