Carina Organics Citrus Deep Treatment Conditioner + Scalp Massager & Free Bamboo Comb
Carina Organics' Citrus Deep Treatment Conditioner with the two tools that decide whether it works. This is the heavier formula — built to repair dry, chemically treated and damaged hair, and meant to sit on your hair for up to two minutes rather than rinse straight off. Two minutes is only useful on the strands the product actually reached, which is what the wide-tooth bamboo comb and silicone scalp massager are here for.
Why This Pairing
- The Bamboo Comb Is Free: The conditioner is $15.00 CAD and the scalp massager $17.50 CAD — $32.50 CAD, which is the price of this set. The $8.00 comb is included at no extra cost.
- A Treatment Only Repairs What It Touches: A rinse-out conditioner is forgiving about patchy application. A two-minute treatment is not — every section you miss gets nothing at all, and you paid for it anyway.
- Damaged Hair Is the Hardest to Comb: Dry, bleached or chemically treated hair snags and tangles far more than healthy hair, which is exactly the hair you least want to drag a brush through. Eleven wide-spaced teeth with rounded tips separate strands instead of snapping them.
- Use the Two Minutes: The bottle asks you to leave it in — so spend that time massaging the scalp and combing the treatment down to the ends, rather than standing there waiting.
- Also a Pre-Swim Treatment: Carina's own directions say to apply it before swimming and leave it in to guard against pool chlorine, then rinse out afterwards. Combing it through first is what gets it onto every strand.
Perfect For
- Bleached, dyed, permed or relaxed hair that has gone dry and brittle at the ends
- Anyone whose hair snaps during combing rather than during washing
- Swimmers who want something to put in before the pool rather than repair after it
- People who want a citrus scent from tangerine and fruit extracts instead of perfume
- Anyone stepping up from a daily rinse-out conditioner that stopped being enough
Product Specs
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Contents | 1 × Carina Organics Citrus Deep Treatment Conditioner, 1 × ekö + co. bamboo wide-tooth comb, 1 × ekö + co. silicone scalp massager |
| Value | $40.50 CAD bought separately; $32.50 CAD as a set — the bamboo comb is included free |
| Scent | Citrus — tangerine oil with green apple and pineapple extracts |
| Size — Conditioner | 360 ml (12.2 fl oz) |
| Formulated For | Dry, chemically treated and damaged hair |
| Comb Dimensions | 20.3 cm long, 6.4 cm wide, 8.9 cm handle, 11 wide-spaced teeth |
| Massager Dimensions | 8.3 cm diameter |
| Conditioner Ingredients | Filtered aqua, coconut oil, cetyl alcohol from coconut, olive fruit oil, linseed oil, pumpkin seed oil, sunflower seed oil, avocado oil, pine extracts, chamomile flower extract, nettle leaf extract, dandelion leaf extract, clover flower extract, tangerine oil, green apple extract, pineapple extract, magnesium chloride, guar gum |
| Key Omissions — Conditioner | No parabens, dyes, colour, soy or gluten. Vegan and hypoallergenic. |
| Care — Comb | Wipe dry after use. Never soak or leave sitting in a wet sink or shower — prolonged moisture swells and cracks bamboo. |
| Care — Massager | Rinse after use and stand bristles-up to air dry. |
| End of Life | Comb: fully biodegradable. Conditioner: 100% biodegradable, safe in rivers, lakes and streams. Bottle: rinse and recycle where accepted. |
| Google Product Type | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Hair Care > Hair Care Kits |
How to Use
- Apply to Wet Hair: Work the treatment through soaking-wet hair, concentrating on the driest, most damaged ends.
- Comb It Through: Start at the tips with the wide-tooth comb and work upward in sections. This is the step that gets the treatment onto strands your fingers skipped.
- Massage the Scalp: Use the scalp massager in slow circles while the treatment sits. Let the bristles supply the pressure rather than your fingernails.
- Leave for Up to Two Minutes: The formula needs the time to do what a rinse-out conditioner cannot.
- Rinse Thoroughly: Rinse until the water runs clear.
- Before Swimming: Comb it through dry or damp hair and leave it in as a barrier against pool chlorine. Rinse it out after your swim.
- Dry the Comb Straight Away: Wipe it with a dry cloth and take it out of the bathroom. Bamboo handles brief wet use fine, but left in a steamy shower it will swell and eventually crack.
FAQs
What's the difference between this and a daily conditioner?
This is the heavier formula, made for hair that is already dry, bleached or chemically treated, and it is meant to sit for up to two minutes rather than rinse straight off. A daily light conditioner is for maintaining normal hair, not repairing damaged hair.
How often should I use a deep treatment conditioner?
Use it in place of your usual conditioner when your hair needs it rather than at every wash — most people find once or twice a week is enough. Damaged ends benefit most, so concentrate it there rather than at the roots.
Can I really use it before swimming?
Yes — Carina directs you to apply it ahead of time and leave it in to guard against pool chlorine, then rinse out after your swim. Comb it through first so no section is left uncovered.
Can I keep the bamboo comb in the shower?
No — brief use on wet hair is fine, but bamboo left sitting in a wet shower will swell and crack. Wipe it dry after each use and store it somewhere ventilated.
Will a wide-tooth comb pull on damaged hair?
Less than anything else will. Wide spacing and rounded tips separate strands rather than dragging through a whole section at once, which is what causes breakage on hair that is already fragile.