you confused the extracts with concentrated oil extracts. they probably extract the mango, marshmellow root, slippery elm, and the lemon grass in water or alcohol. but that extract stays dissolved in liquid form which is then used as a base. id bet they removed the alcohol once the extraction was finished, lemon grass extracts into an oily substance. making this product water based. the surfactant then allowed all of these to be made into an emulsion. Herbal Extract (Normally drop a few herbs in water or oil or alcohol as the solvent, wait for a few minutes/hours, sieve out the herbs, use the water to make the product) A cosmetic is a product, except soap, intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance. Instead of being annoyed with me, why not ask Kinky Curly to answer the questions I have raised. Why not push for the water to be included and a complete ingredients lable.

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If you want to be precise, phenoxyethanol is a glycol ether or an aromatic ether alcohol. For clarity, I have adjusted the article to say glycol ether rather than just alcohol. I can appreciate that some scientists would prefer that. FYI, as a solvent, phenoxyethanol is what is used for paint and nail polish that gives off that pungent/alcoholic smell. So if you total up the percentages of expected amounts of the declared products - you get to around 12%. If you even decide to be generous and make it 20 or even 30%....what is the undeclared 70-80%? As a scientist, I am very happy to publish an erratum should I have written something incorrect but I am not in any way willing to do so without my questions being answered. Slander is not my business, science and facts are.

Mica C, Can they do that? If they can do that, wouldn't they still have to write down the ingredients of the base? Not only that, if the base is the base for the condition then it will be the most in it, so the base, and all the ingredients above 1% would have to be at the top of the ingredients. im sorry but having worked in formulations, you dont know what you are talking about and read this label incorrectly. you are slandering this product. Full details of the law requirements - http://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/labeling/regulations/ucm126444.htm#clgb I have to say that as someone who works in formulation, it is actually quite interesting to me that you would be unaware that some of these extracts in greater that 1-2% concentration can be extremely irritating to skin. Additionally, you should know that it is a requirement of ingredients that any ingredient greater than 1% in the formula needs to be named starting with the greatest concentration. The elimination of water is a serious probelem as consumers do believe they are getting a very concentrated non-water based product which is not true. Also, cosmetic companies do not have to be registered with the FDA or submit batch records to the FDA, this is again something I would expect someone in formulations to know. Batch records are certainly part of good manufacturing practice (GMP) but cosmetic companies are only given guidelines and have the choice to follow them or not. FDA rarely ever inspects cosmetic companies unless there are complaints, it is actually one of the worst regulated industries out there as preventative measures such as record or physical inspections rarely happen.

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Depends on the formula - can be effective from as little as 0.1% but sometimes much more is added to improve shelf life or kill more microbes If this is true JC then the manufacturers/importers have blatantly breached UK law and EU regulations.

I have always wondered about the ingredients. I know that the ingredients that are listed first are probably not the active ingredients that make this product work. I am always suspicious of companies that list the good ingredients/herbal extracts first, because I know those are not usually the ingredients that make the product work. Should not be much (under 1%) but can be e.g when some manufacturers use fragrance to disguise other ingredients This product has never worked for me and I have bought it more than one time only to end up giving it away. It always left my hair dry and it was not a good detangler.