A fatty alcohol (e.g. cetearyl alcohol) and a cationic conditioner (e.g. cetrimonium chloride) do the work. Oils are optional.
No fragrance.
Optional for short hair.
Conditioner
Vanicream Conditioner
11 ingredients: cetearyl alcohol and a cationic conditioner do the work, with glycerin and panthenol. No fragrance, dyes, botanical extracts, or oils.
$9–1112 fl oz
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Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Propanediol, Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Ceteareth-20, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Caprylyl Glycol.
What we ruled out
Perfumed conditioners with long lists of plant extracts. Extracts at trace levels are marketing. They add allergens and cost, not conditioning.
Also good
No conditioner. For short hair, skipping it is a valid default.