Both formats are available. Some curl conditioners are formulated as leave-in treatments to be applied to damp hair and left to condition, while others are rinse-out conditioners meant to be used after shampooing and rinsed out after a few minutes.
Usage varies by formula: rinse-out conditioners are applied after shampoo, left on for a few minutes, then rinsed out; leave-in conditioners or detangling milks are applied to damp hair and left in to provide slip, moisture and easier styling.
Curl conditioners are sold in several forms, including creams, lotions, liquids and leave-in detangling milks.
Product descriptions often highlight strong slip for easier detangling, moisturizing and smoothing ingredients to reduce frizz, and formulations that improve manageability and curl definition to make combing and styling easier.
Several items mention recyclable packaging or use of recycled content (examples include bottles or jars with post-consumer recycled material and tubes with partial recycled content). Some products in the set also note cruelty-free or not tested on animals, though that refers to animal-testing policy rather than packaging.
