Kids' hair care

Detanglers, leave-ins, and curl products, by form and size.

Plain detangler spray, shampoo and curl cream with a wide-tooth comb and scrunchies on a shelf

21models tracked
$6 to $15price range

Kids' hair care by budget

The 10 kids' hair care with a published list price, split into thirds by price. A to Z within each lane. Price isn't a quality rating.

Budget-friendlyUnder $73

Mid-range$7 to $122

Splurge$12 and up5

All 21 kids' hair care

Must have:

✓ maker says yes ✕ maker says no ? not published Confirmed only Sort

Compare		Form	Key fact	Key ingredients	SPF	Fragrance-free	Tear-free label	No essential oils
	Aussie Kids Curly Sulfate-Free Shampoo	shampoo	16 fl oz	Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate	–	✕	?	?
	Aussie Kids Moist Sulfate-Free Shampoo	shampoo	16 fl oz	Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate	–	✕	?	?
	Aveeno Kids 2-in-1 Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner	2-in-1	–	Oat extract	–	✕	?	?
	Aveeno Kids Curly Hair Hydrating ShampooTear-free label	shampoo	–	Oat extract, Shea butter	–	?	✓	?
	Babo Botanicals Moisturizing Oat & Calendula Conditioner	–	6 fl oz / 180 ml	Oat, Calendula	–	✕	?	?
	Baby Dove Curl Nourishment Baby ShampooTear-free labelNo essential oils	shampoo	13 oz	Coconut oil, Sweet almond oil	–	✕	✓	✓
	Baby Dove Curl Nourishment Softening ConditionerTear-free label	–	13 oz	Coconut oil, Almond oil	–	✕	✓	?
	Honest ConditionerTear-free label	–	–	Shea butter, Aloe vera	–	?	✓	?
	Honest Conditioning Detangler	spray	–	Quinoa extract, Hydrolyzed jojoba…	–	?	?	?
	Johnson's Kids Curl Defining ShampooTear-free labelNo essential oils	shampoo	13.6 FL Oz (400 mL)	Shea butter, Glycerin	–	✕	✓	✓
	Johnson's No More Tangles 2-in-1 Detangling Shampoo & Conditioner	2-in-1	20.3 FL Oz (600ml)	–	–	✕	?	?
	Johnson's No More Tangles Toddler and Kids Detangling SprayTear-free label	spray	10 FL Oz (295 ml)	–	–	✕	✓	?
	Mixed Chicks Kids Leave-In Conditionerfragrance-freeFragrance-free	–	8 oz	Safflower oil, Jojoba	–	✓	?	?
	Not Your Mother's Kids Curl ShampooTear-free label	shampoo	8.0 fl oz	–	–	✕	✓	?
	Not Your Mother's Kids Daily Care 2-in-1 Shampoo and ConditionerTear-free label	–	8.0 fl oz	–	–	✕	✓	?
	Original Sprout Classic Curl Calmer	cream	12oz (default); also 3 oz and Sample Siz	Rosemary, Arnica	–	✕	?	?
	Pipette Daily Nourishing ConditionerTear-free label	–	11.2 OZ / 330 ML	Squalane, Quinoa extract	–	?	✓	?
	Pipette Daily Nourishing ShampooTear-free label	shampoo	11.2 FL OZ / 330 ML	Squalane, Quinoa extract	–	?	✓	?
	Pipette Leave-In Kids Hair Detangler	spray	4.4 FL OZ / 130 ML	Squalane, Quinoa seed extract	–	✕	?	?
	Raw Sugar Kids Gentle 2-in-1 Shampoo + Conditionerfragrance-freeFragrance-free	–	12 fl oz	calendula, chamomile	–	✓	?	?
	SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Extra-Moisturizing DetanglerNo essential oils	–	–	–	–	✕	?	✓

Kids' hair care by the numbers

The 21 we compare, from each maker's published specs. Ranges, not ratings.

Price$6.99 to $15; the middle half $6.99 to $11.99 (10 of 21 publish it)

How common each feature is

Fragrance-free2 of 16 that list it

Kids' hair care: label terms side by side

Each value is what the label says, per the maker. A dash means the maker does not say.

Product	Form	Fragrance-free	Tear-free
Johnson's Kids Curl Defining Shampoo	shampoo	No	Yes
Johnson's No More Tangles Toddler and Kids Detangling Spray	spray	No	Yes
Baby Dove Curl Nourishment Baby Shampoo	shampoo	No	Yes
SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Extra-Moisturizing Detangler	–	No	–
Honest Conditioning Detangler	spray	–	–
Pipette Leave-In Kids Hair Detangler	spray	No	–
Original Sprout Classic Curl Calmer	cream	No	–
Mixed Chicks Kids Leave-In Conditioner	–	Yes	–
Aussie Kids Curly Sulfate-Free Shampoo	shampoo	No	–
Aussie Kids Moist Sulfate-Free Shampoo	shampoo	No	–
Aveeno Kids 2-in-1 Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner	2-in-1	No	–
Aveeno Kids Curly Hair Hydrating Shampoo	shampoo	–	Yes
Babo Botanicals Moisturizing Oat & Calendula Conditioner	–	No	–
Baby Dove Curl Nourishment Softening Conditioner	–	No	Yes
Honest Conditioner	–	–	Yes
Johnson's No More Tangles 2-in-1 Detangling Shampoo & Conditioner	2-in-1	No	–
Not Your Mother's Kids Curl Shampoo	shampoo	No	Yes
Not Your Mother's Kids Daily Care 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner	–	No	Yes
Pipette Daily Nourishing Conditioner	–	–	Yes
Pipette Daily Nourishing Shampoo	shampoo	–	Yes
Raw Sugar Kids Gentle 2-in-1 Shampoo + Conditioner	–	Yes	–