Detangler that gets knots out

Not Your Mother's All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector leads, with 36 of 38 reviewers saying knots brushed out more easily, and it is also the best pick sold on Amazon. Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray ties it at 36 of 38, and many of its reviewers are parents brushing a child's hair. SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Detangler has the weakest record here at 28 of 38.

  • 360 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Mar 2021 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did knots come out more easily? What reviewers said
  1. Not Your Mother's All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector 38 said either way
  2. Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray 38 said either way
  3. Kinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Detangler 35 said either way
  4. Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler 39 said either way
  5. Odele Leave-In Detangling Tonic 32 said either way
  6. Suave Kids Detangler Spray 35 said either way
  7. SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Detangler 38 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for tangles. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Not Your Mother's All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector 36 of 38 say knots brushed out more easily See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Praise for curly hair runs high for Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler (38%) and Kinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Detangler (35%). Sprayer trouble is the big complaint for Odele Leave-In Detangling Tonic, in 45% of its reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Not Your Mother's

All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector

Best for a scent reviewers like

36/38 say knots brushed out more easily

Scent is the big extra here: 45% of its reviews say it smells good and 20% say hair felt soft. Complaints are small, led by sprayer trouble at 10%. Reviews copied from the brand's site are more mixed at 3 of 5, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Smells good 45%
  • Leaves hair soft 20%
  • Good value 15%
  • Good on curly hair 8%
  • Not greasy or heavy 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Sprayer problems 10%
  • Build-up 5%
  • Greasy or heavy 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 36 of 38
  • Brand site 3 of 5 shown, not counted
2 Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray

Johnson's

No More Tangles Detangling Spray

Best for kids' hair

36/38 say knots brushed out more easily

Many reviewers are parents brushing a child's hair, and 36 of 38 said knots came out more easily. 25% say it isn't greasy or heavy. The complaint to know is the smell, which 20% didn't like.

What buyers praise

  • Not greasy or heavy 25%
  • Good on curly hair 18%
  • Smells good 15%
  • Fewer tears at brushing time 10%
  • Good value 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Bad smell 20%
  • Sprayer problems 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 36 of 38
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
3

Kinky-Curly

Knot Today Leave-In Detangler

Best for curly hair

32/35 say knots brushed out more easily

Curly hair is where this one gets its praise, in 35% of its reviews, and 32 of 35 said tangles came out more easily. Price is the main gripe, at 10%.

What buyers praise

  • Good on curly hair 35%
  • Smells good 15%
  • Not greasy or heavy 13%
  • Leaves hair soft 10%
  • Fewer tears at brushing time 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 10%
  • Build-up 8%
  • Bad smell 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 32 of 35

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4 Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler

Cantu

Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler

Best for kids with curly hair

35/39 say knots brushed out more easily

More reviewers weighed in on this one than on any other here, many of them parents, and 35 of 39 said knots came out more easily. 38% praise it on curly hair and 28% like the smell. 10% mention build-up.

What buyers praise

  • Good on curly hair 38%
  • Smells good 28%
  • Not greasy or heavy 15%
  • Fewer tears at brushing time 8%
  • Good value 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Build-up 10%
  • Sprayer problems 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 35 of 39
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted
5

Odele

Leave-In Detangling Tonic

27/32 say knots brushed out more easily

The formula does its job for 27 of 32 reviewers, but the bottle lets people down: 45% of its reviews complain about the sprayer. 18% say it isn't greasy or heavy, while 12% found it greasy.

What buyers praise

  • Not greasy or heavy 18%
  • Smells good 15%
  • Leaves hair soft 8%
  • Good value 8%
  • Good on curly hair 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Sprayer problems 45%
  • Build-up 13%
  • Greasy or heavy 13%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 27 of 32
  • Brand site 6 of 6 shown, not counted
6 Suave Kids Detangler Spray

Suave Kids

Detangler Spray

27/35 say knots brushed out more easily

Shoppers like the smell, with 30% of its reviews saying it smells good, and 27 of 35 said knots came out more easily. It trails the leaders on knots, though, and 20% of its reviews say it didn't help.

What buyers praise

  • Smells good 30%
  • Good on curly hair 8%
  • Good value 8%
  • Leaves hair soft 5%
  • Fewer tears at brushing time 5%

What buyers complain about

  • Build-up 5%
  • Bad smell 5%
  • Greasy or heavy 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 27 of 35
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted
7

SheaMoisture

Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Detangler

28/38 say knots brushed out more easily

Shoppers like the scent (35%) and how it works on curly hair (25%), and 12% mention fewer tears at brushing time. Still, 10 of 38 said it didn't help with knots.

What buyers praise

  • Smells good 35%
  • Good on curly hair 25%
  • Leaves hair soft 15%
  • Fewer tears at brushing time 13%

What buyers complain about

  • Bad smell 8%
  • Greasy or heavy 5%
  • Build-up 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 28 of 38
  • Brand site 7 of 7 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 3,503 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about tangles, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Mar 2021 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Not Your Mother's All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray Target (40 reviews counted)
  3. Kinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Detangler Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Odele Leave-In Detangling Tonic Target (40 reviews counted)
  6. Suave Kids Detangler Spray Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Kids Detangler Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which detangler works on tough knots?

Not Your Mother's All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector leads at 36 of 38, and Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray ties it at 36 of 38. Kinky-Curly Knot Today Leave-In Detangler (32 of 35) and Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler (35 of 39) come next.

Which detangler is good for kids?

Parents write many of the reviews for the kids' sprays here. Johnson's No More Tangles Detangling Spray matches the leader at 36 of 38, and Cantu Care for Kids Conditioning Detangler follows at 35 of 39. Fewer tears at brushing time come up in 12% of SheaMoisture reviews and 10% of Johnson's reviews.

Does detangler work on curly hair?

For many reviewers, yes. Praise on curly hair comes up in 38% of Cantu reviews and 35% of Kinky-Curly reviews. Work in sections, starting at the ends and moving up with a wide-tooth comb or brush.

Will a detangler leave hair greasy?

Usually not, going by these reviews. 25% of Johnson's reviews say it isn't greasy or heavy. Greasiness comes up in 12% of Odele reviews and build-up in 12%. Start with a little and keep it on the lengths and ends.

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