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Humectress Ultimate Moisture Conditioner

Conditioner

Humectress Ultimate Moisture Conditioner — Reddit Reviews

by Nexxus

74nextscore8 verdicts

Updated November 12, 2026

Conditioner revives dry, heat-stressed lengths; sticky and waxy for some.

What the community says

A rich rinse-out conditioner with dimethicone and amodimethicone for smoothing dry lengths. It suits dry, heat- or color-stressed hair, with users reporting healthier-looking hair and less breakage. Fine or wavy hair may find the finish sticky or waxy, especially if overapplied.

From Reddit

Backed by 20 threads from r/Naturalhair, r/finehair and 6 more.

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What people love

  • Decades-long repurchase favorite since the 1980s
  • One fine-hair user says breakage stopped
  • Dried-out, color- and heat-stressed hair looked healthy

Watch out for

  • Sticky finish on wavy hair
  • Waxy residue for some users despite rewashing
  • Price pushes some shoppers’ budgets

Product details

Where to buy

Full ingredient list · 19

Nexxus Humectress Ultimate Moisture Conditioner ingredients

Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Behentrimonium Chloride, Lactic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Dipropylene Glycol, Amodimethicone, Citric Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-7 Propylheptyl Ether, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Limonene

Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.

Real Reddit threads — 22 mentions across 20 threads

Nexxus Humectress Ultimate Moisture Conditioner on Reddit, in one place — 20 threads from r/Naturalhair, r/finehair and 6 more, summarized.

“For silk presses I’ve been using Nexxus Therappe and Humectress products”

Positive

“For shampoo I used Nexxus Therappe shampoo and humectress conditioner.”

Mentioned
73

“Ive been using Nexxus Therrape shampoo and Humectress conditiiner for years now and my hair loves it.”

Positive

“most nexxus conditioners are really great (except the humectress-it's very sticky).”

Cautionary

“Nexxus shampoo + conditioner”

Positive
22

“A little leave in condition after the shower (right now I'm using Nexxus Humectress)”

Mentioned

“I don't do much with it!”

Mentioned

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