Cocoon Pomelo Hair Mask

Cocoon

Pomelo Hair Mask

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Formulated with traditional Vietnamese pomelo essential oil, Vitamin B5, and Xylishine™, Pomelo Hair Mask helps reduce breakage, boost hydration, provide softness, and strengthen hair strands. Pomelo essential oil, extracted from the peel, is rich in limonene. It effectively inhibits the 5-alpha reductase type 2 enzyme in the scalp, which is the primary cause of hair loss. Additionally, due to its antibacterial and high antioxidant properties, pomelo essential oil will provide you with a healthy scalp and hair.

Key Insights

Haircare

9
Conditioning agents Contains emollients Contains humectants Contains oils Contains silicones Lightweight Moisturizing Nourishing Sulfate-free

Active Ingredients

1
Vitamin B5 (panthenol)

Risks

2
Allergen
Silicone

Full Ingredients

65 total
WATER CETYL ALCOHOL Fatty Alcohol GLYCERYL STEARATE CETEARYL ALCOHOL Fatty Alcohol SYNTHETIC BEESWAX Occlusive BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE Conditioning CETEARETH-20 CETEARETH-12 GLYCERIN Humectant CYCLOPENTASILOXANE Silicone CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE Emollient CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL OIL Oil BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER Butter PANTHENOL Humectant COCOS NUCIFERA OIL Oil EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT TRITICUM VULGARE SEED EXTRACT THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT PELVETIA CANALICULATA EXTRACT GLYCERETH-26 Humectant SODIUM PCA Humectant SODIUM LACTATE Humectant ARGININE Amino Acid ASPARTIC ACID PCA GLYCINE ALANINE SERINE VALINE PROLINE THREONINE ISOLEUCINE HISTIDINE PHENYLALANINE XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE Gentle Surfactant ANHYDROXYLITOL MALTITOL XYLITOL CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE PYRIDOXINE HCL DIMETHICONE Silicone DIMETHICONOL Silicone BIS-DIMONIUM METHOSULFATE Conditioning CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL Oil TOCOPHEROL MENTHA PIPERITA OIL Oil CETYL PALMITATE POLYQUATERNIUM-10 Conditioning DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL Humectant PROPYLENE GLYCOL Humectant HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE Conditioning AMODIMETHICONE Silicone LAURETH-23 LAURETH-4 POLYGLYCERYL-3 CAPRATE SILICONE QUATERNIUM-22 Conditioning COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE Gentle Surfactant CARAMEL PARFUM CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN Humectant PHENOXYETHANOL SODIUM HYDROXIDE

What this product is

Written from the ingredient list. Where it describes how a formula behaves, that is inferred from what the ingredients are and where they sit in the list, not measured.

Overview

Pomelo Hair Mask is a mask from Cocoon, aimed at fine hair, straight hair and wavy hair. On the evidence of its ingredient list, the formula works on moisture, frizz control and shine. The ingredients doing most of that work are Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol and Synthetic Beeswax. The list runs to 65 ingredients, 29 of which carry a role we recognise for hair.

How it cleanses

It is sulfate-free: the cleansing is done by Xylitylglucoside and Cocamidopropyl Betaine, milder surfactants that leave more of the hair's own oil behind.

How it feels on hair

The formula reads as lightweight: humectants lead and there is little in the way of heavy oil or silicone, so it should not weigh fine hair down. It contains Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone and Dimethiconol. Silicones smooth the cuticle and cut frizz on contact; they are also what a clarifying wash is for, because they do not rinse out with a mild shampoo. The formula leans to moisture rather than protein.

Protein

There is a small amount of protein in the list: Arginine.

On the scalp

For the scalp itself the formula carries Panthenol. On an oily scalp the richer ingredients here can read as greasy at the roots.

Build-up and porosity

Several ingredients here stay on the hair between washes — Synthetic Beeswax, Cyclopentasiloxane and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter — so on low-porosity or fine hair this is a formula that will want a clarifying wash from time to time.

Where it goes

It is a treatment step: after shampooing, left on, then rinsed out.

What it is not for

Nothing in this formula is aimed at protein & strength, scalp soothing, oil control and volume / lightweight — not a fault, just the shape of what is in the bottle, and the reason one product rarely covers a whole routine. No ingredient here is one we recognise as supporting hair growth. Reducing breakage and growing hair are different things, and this formula's evidence is for the first.

In short

Working for it

  • No sulfate detergents
  • Light enough for fine hair
  • Suitable for colour-treated hair

Worth knowing

  • Contains silicones that need clarifying
  • Prone to building up between washes
  • Contains fragrance

What it is

Mask Repairing

Who it suits

Read from the formula's weight, its build-up and its protein — not from a claim on the packaging.

Suits

Fine hair Straight hair Wavy hair

Take care with

Coarse hair

What it works on

Moisture Frizz control Shine Curl definition

Not what this one is for

Protein & strength Scalp soothing Oil control Volume / lightweight Color protection Damage repair Build-up avoidance

Nothing in this formula is one we recognise as supporting hair growth. Reducing breakage and growing hair are different claims.

Cleansing agents

Sulfate-free.

XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE

Silicones

Contains silicones that do not rinse out with a mild shampoo — smoothing, but they need clarifying eventually.

CYCLOPENTASILOXANE DIMETHICONE DIMETHICONOL AMODIMETHICONE SILICONE QUATERNIUM-22

Protein

A small amount of protein.

ARGININE

Build-up and weight

Estimated from which ingredients are present and how high they sit in the list, not measured.

Reads as a lightweight formula.

High build-up potential.

SYNTHETIC BEESWAX CYCLOPENTASILOXANE BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER DIMETHICONE DIMETHICONOL POLYQUATERNIUM-10 AMODIMETHICONE SILICONE QUATERNIUM-22

Porosity

Inferred from the formula's weight, humectants and protein.

Low porosity Suits

Cuticles are tight; moisture penetrates poorly.

Medium porosity Suits

Cuticles are moderately open; moisture is absorbed well.

High porosity Suits

Cuticles are open; moisture absorbs fast but is also lost rapidly.

Curly-Girl method

Does not fit the method.

Non-water-soluble silicone

On the scalp

Dry scalp Sensitive scalp

Take care with

Oily scalp

Where it goes on wash day

  1. Shampoo
  2. Conditioner
  3. Treatment
  4. Leave-in
  5. Oil

Composition claims

"Free from" is only claimed when every ingredient on the label resolved to one we know.

No drying alcohol Paraben-free Microplastic-free Sulfate-free Dye-free
Fragrance Silicones

Safety

No ingredient in this formula is flagged in our pregnancy database. That is not medical advice — ask your doctor about anything you are unsure of.

Declared fragrance allergens: PARFUM.

What the formula is made of

One ingredient usually does several jobs, so these counts add up to more than the list length.

29 of 65 ingredients carry a role we recognise for hair.

Humectant · 8 Conditioning · 5 Silicone · 5 Oil · 4 Fatty Alcohol · 2 Gentle Surfactant · 2 Amino Acid · 1 Butter · 1 Emollient · 1 Film Former · 1

Questions

What ingredients are in Pomelo Hair Mask?

WATER, CETYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CETEARETH-20, CETEARETH-12, GLYCERIN, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CITRUS GRANDIS PEEL OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER, PANTHENOL, COCOS NUCIFERA OIL, EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT, TRITICUM VULGARE SEED EXTRACT, THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT, PELVETIA CANALICULATA EXTRACT, GLYCERETH-26, SODIUM PCA, SODIUM LACTATE, ARGININE, ASPARTIC ACID, PCA, GLYCINE, ALANINE, SERINE, VALINE, PROLINE, THREONINE, ISOLEUCINE, HISTIDINE, PHENYLALANINE, XYLITYLGLUCOSIDE, ANHYDROXYLITOL, MALTITOL, XYLITOL, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HCL, DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONOL, BIS-DIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL, TOCOPHEROL, MENTHA PIPERITA OIL, CETYL PALMITATE, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, LAURETH-23, LAURETH-4, POLYGLYCERYL-3 CAPRATE, SILICONE QUATERNIUM-22, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, CARAMEL, PARFUM, CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE, TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask sulfate free?

Yes. There is no sulfate detergent anywhere in the ingredient list.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask silicone free?

No. It contains Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethiconol, Amodimethicone, Silicone Quaternium-22, which do not rinse out with a mild shampoo and will want clarifying eventually.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask Curly-Girl friendly?

No — the formula contains a non-water-soluble silicone, which the method excludes.

What hair type is Pomelo Hair Mask for?

By the weight and build-up of the formula it reads as suited to fine hair, straight hair, wavy hair. It may be less comfortable on coarse hair.

Does Pomelo Hair Mask contain protein?

Yes — Arginine. That is a small amount for this kind of product.

Does Pomelo Hair Mask cause build-up?

Likely — Synthetic Beeswax, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter stay on the hair between washes. This is an estimate from the ingredient list, not a measurement.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask good for a sensitive scalp?

It carries scalp-soothing ingredients and no harsh detergent.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask safe for colour-treated hair?

Nothing in the formula is the kind of ingredient that strips colour, and it carries conditioning ingredients that help it hold.

Where does Pomelo Hair Mask go in a haircare routine?

After shampooing: leave it on, then rinse it out.

Is Pomelo Hair Mask fragrance free?

No. The list carries PARFUM.

Who makes Pomelo Hair Mask?

Cocoon, a brand based in Vietnam.

Brand
Cocoon
Country
Vietnam

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