Abba Nourishing Discontinued…Enter Abba Pure Gentle Conditioner

I received this email from a reader named Robin the other day:

I’m really enjoying your website. I see that you used to use Abba Nourishing. I still have an old bottle that I use for my daughter’s hair, and I just found out that Abba has renamed and repackaged it with the same ingredients. It’s called Abba Pure Gentle Conditioner. Thought you would like to know.

Thanks for all the helpful info.

Robin, thanks again for the email!

I do mention Abba Nourishing Leave On Conditioner a lot on this blog. I’ve never done an official review unfortunately because I knew that it is indeed being discontinued. I’ve stocked up on 1 liter bottles at TJMaxx and Marshall’s, so I have a good supply for awhile.  It’s got very nice ingredients, though not totally natural. The effects are wonderful. It’s super light, but coats and spreads on the hair well. The consistency reminds me of Knot Today but I have to admit that I prefer my Abba.

However, it’s now a thing of the past…or maybe not.  Because Abba has indeed repackaged it and renamed it into Abba Pure Gentle Conditioner. Except, the ingredients do differ slightly.

The Abba Nourishing Replacement

Here are my beloved Abba Nourishing ingredients:

Botanical Infusion of Passiflora Incarnata (Passion Flower), Arnica Montana, Prunus Virginiana (Cherry Bark), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary), Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Bromide, Glycerin (Coconut), Lupin Amino Acids (150mw), Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (1000mw), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (2000mw), Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch (Plant), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Algin, Benzophenone-3, Citric Acid (Fruit), Methylparaben (Food Grade Preservative), Imidazolidinyl Urea, ABBA’s Aromatherapy Fragrance

And here are Abba Pure Gentle Conditioner:

Botanical Infusion of: [Water (Aqua) (Eau), Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Bark Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Flower Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract (*Passion Flower)], Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Lupin Amino Acids (150 mw), Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (1000 mw), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (2000 mw), Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Algin, Citric Acid, Limonene, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea, ABBA Aromatherapy Fragrance (Parfum).

Ok, so they did remove Benzophenone-3 which is a questionable ingredient for possible health reasons. However, they added another paraben, which are also questionable.

I could sit and analyze ingredients all day, but I guess the main focus of this is will it treat my hair the same as the old formulation (or dare I hope even better?!) ? When I get my hands on this, I’ll be sure to post a detailed review.