These ingredients are silicones that should be avoided. (More info...)
A humectant absorbs moisture and keeps a moisture balance in the hair and skin. Humectants will search for moisture in your own hair too. Therefore, in areas where it may be hot, but dry, these products may actually do more bad than good. In the right condition, humectants are materials used in products to moisturize dry or damaged hair.
These ingredients are Cationic Surfactants that can be an effective mild cleanser in a conditioner or as film-forming conditioning agents. They are water soluble, but some can build up over time.
Film forming humectants are excellent moisturizing ingredients that form a film over the hair and will help resist dehydration. These ingredients are safe to use in low dew points. (More info...)
These ingredients are moisturizing alcohols that you want to look for.
Preservatives are added to products to prevent the growth of micro-organisms.
These ingredients have been verified as having no affect on curly hair and include ingredients like water, antioxidants, emulsifiers and thickeners
These ingredients have been verified as having no affect on curly hair but could be irritating to skin or have other negative effects. Please do more research on these ingredients to see if they will work for your individual needs
These ingredients are either OK to use, or weren't an exact match for those to avoid.