Devacurl One Condition (Delight & Original) Review

Devacurl is a brand that has consistently made me happy. After trying out different leave ins and creams, but always sticking with a cheap & basic silicone free conditioner for years, I decided to splurge on a good conditioner. And now, there’s no looking back.

Devacurl One Condition Delight

Description by Devacurl:  If you have wavy hair that needs weightless moisture, this is a must-have for soft, frizz-free waves. Gives the perfect amount of hydration. The light, moisturizing formula, made with rice protein, lotus flower and a chia-flaxseed blend, fights frizz, detangles, and sets you up for a defined, wavy look that lasts.

Price: Around INR. You can buy it here (India) or here (US) -#CommissionsEarned

Ingredient Analysis:

• Water
• Cetearyl Alcohol – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Behentrimonium Chloride – Cationic Surfactant, they smooth the cuticle
• Glycerin – Humectant
• Glycol Distearate – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Cetyl Esters – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract (and) Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract – Chia-flaxseed blend
• Hydrolyzed Rice Protein

Ingredients after the first 5 to 8 ingredients are in negligible amounts and can be ignored if you are not trying to avoid any ingredient in particular – Read the Ingredients List, Not the Product Claims

(Ingredients of both varieties are compared below)

Devacurl One Condition Original

Description by Devacurl: If your hair needs a dose of essential moisture and you want soft, frizz-free curls, you’ve come to the right conditioner! One Condition Original works great for all curl types. Locks in moisture for healthy hair. This rich, creamy conditioner is made with moisturizing olive oil and nourishing botanicals to deliver softness and hydration.

Price: Around INR. You can buy it here (India) or here (US) -#CommissionsEarned

Ingredient Analysis:

• Water
• Cetearyl Alcohol – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Behentrimonium Chloride – Cationic Surfactant, they smooth the cuticle
• Glycerin – Humectant
• Glycol Distearate – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Cetyl Esters – Emollient, Softens Hair
• Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride – Cationic polyquat, smoothens the cuticle
• Olive Oil

Ingredients after the first 5 to 8 ingredients are in negligible amounts and can be ignored if you are not trying to avoid any ingredient in particular –Read the Ingredients List, Not the Product Claims

(Ingredients of both varieties are compared below)

Common Review

Ingredients: The 1^st 6 ingredients are EXACTLY the same. What makes the Delight version better for wavier hair is the lack of a heavy oil like Olive, presence of small quantities of protein and the chia- flaxseed blend which may help in wave enhancement. It is exactly what it says it is, lightweight moisture that won’t weigh your waves down. The Original version has an additional cationic ingredient so it’s heavier and of course, the presence of olive oil makes it richer than the Delight version. But don’t mistake it for a heavy conditioner. The oil is very less in quantity and just enough to provide lightweight daily moisture.

CG Friendly: Yes
Texture: Both are creamy, velvet-y conditioners and provide decent to good slip.
Smell:  Original smells of Lemongrass and Delight has a citrus floral smell.
Packaging: Sturdy plastic bottle with a press up-down cap. The bigger ones come in a pump bottle. I buy the pump bottles now.

Performance:

+ Both do a quite good job in detangling hair
+ Both can be left in as leave in conditioners and work absolutely great for squish to condish.
+ The Delight one is enough if you have wavy hair or if you are looking for mega volume because it will not at all weigh down your hair or if you already have quite healthy/hydrated hair to begin with.
+ The Original one is the one that suits almost everyone. It gives adequate moisture (not super moisture) yet doesn’t weigh down hair. I love this one more for those very reasons.
– I don’t have anything bad to say about either of the conditioners, but just for the sake of nit picking, I’d wish for some more slip

In short: Like I mentioned in the introduction, I’ve tried a number of leave ins and creams over the years, but always used to stick with a cheap & basic silicone free conditioner because I always thought there was no point in paying so much for products that will be rinsed off. Having tried the Devacurl conditioner, my view has changed, because now, not only do I use this as a leave in, but I also realized that I don’t need a curl cream after this.