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Hairmetry

Light Leave-in Mist 150 ml

Weightless slip and frizz control for fine and low-porosity hair

€18.95

Ships tomorrow, arrives Friday 23 October.
Delivery times
  • the Netherlands: 1 working day
  • Belgium: 1-2 working days
  • Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Denmark: 2-3 working days
  • France: 2-4 working days
  • Elsewhere in the EU: 3-10 working days
  • Switzerland: 3-4 working days
  • Iceland: 3-5 working days
  • Liechtenstein: 4-5 working days
  • the United Kingdom: 5-8 working days
  • Norway: 6-8 working days
  • the United States and Canada: 6-9 working days
  • New Zealand: 7-12 working days
  • Australia: 8-12 working days

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Who it's for

Made for

  • Straight hair
  • Wavy hair
  • Curly hair
  • Coily hair
  • Oily scalp
  • Balanced scalp
  • Dry scalp
  • Flaky or itchy scalp
  • Tangles
  • Frizz
  • Dryness
  • Dullness
  • Breakage

Why pick it

  • 6 key ingredients, each linked to its study
  • No fragrance, essential oils, MI/MCI or formaldehyde releasers
How often
Every wash
You notice it
From the first use

Why it works

Light Leave-in Mist, ingredients
  • Behentrimonium chloride

    A long-chain, positively charged conditioner that clings to hair. Of four cationic conditioners tested, this 22-carbon one cut wet combing work most.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗Study 3 ↗

  • Cetrimonium chloride

    A shorter-chain partner to behentrimonium chloride. It added to the wet combing benefit in the same conditioner test.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗

  • Amodimethicone (a silicone that sticks to hair)

    An amino silicone that stuck far more to healthy hair than to bleached hair, so a small amount coats well. Silicone type and amount change surface friction.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗Study 3 ↗Study 4 ↗

  • Cationic guar (plant conditioning polymer)

    A positively charged plant polymer. It put more conditioning oil and silicone on hair than polyquaternium polymers in the same test.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗Study 3 ↗

  • Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5)

    A small molecule that enters hair and probably binds to its protein. It raised break stress and stiffness.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗

  • Hydrolyzed keratin (wool protein, about 2,600 Da)

    Mid-size wool keratin peptides entered relaxed, very curly hair and cut the number of fibers that broke.

    Study 1 ↗Study 2 ↗

How to use it

Light Leave-in Mist, texture
  1. 1On damp hair, spray a few times on mid-lengths and ends.
  2. 2Comb through. Keep it off the roots.
Light Leave-in Mist, in use

Us vs others

Hairmetry Light Leave-in Mist vs other brands
Others
Key ingredients with a linked study 6 of 6 Varies
Time to first change From the first use Varies
Full ingredient list shown Yes Varies
Fragrance, essential oils, MI/MCI None added Varies
Drying alcohol None added Varies

Others: 10 brand pages we checked, October 2026.

What we leave out, and why

  • FragranceA leading cause of contact allergy
  • Essential oilsNatural, but a known skin allergen
  • MI/MCIPreservatives behind an allergy rise in Europe
  • Formaldehyde releasersSlowly release formaldehyde, a skin allergen
  • Zinc pyrithioneBanned in EU cosmetics since 2022
  • Drying alcoholCan dry out a sensitive scalp
  • Coal tarIrritating, and a non-tar shampoo did as well
  • MDBGNBanned in the EU after allergies kept rising
Full ingredient list

Aqua, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid

Frequently asked

How many sprays do I need?

A few sprays on damp mid-lengths and ends. Start with two or three on fine hair and add only if it still tangles.

Will it weigh down fine hair?

It is a thin mist with a small amount of conditioner, made for fine and low-density hair. Keep it off the roots.

Carvalho 2025 ↗

Does it protect from heat?

No. It is a daily leave-in. Before a blow-dryer or hot tool, use the Leave-in Heat Shield as well.

Can I use it every wash?

Yes. It is made for every wash, on damp hair.

Mist or Rich Leave-in Cream: which one?

The mist for fine, straight, wavy and low-porosity hair. The cream for curly, coily and high-porosity hair that needs more slip.

Light Leave-in Mist 150 ml

Pairs well with

Key studies behind this product

EU sets caps on conditioning agents in hair products

The EU caps behentrimonium chloride at 5.0% in rinse-off and 3.0% in leave-on hair products, and cetrimonium chloride at 2.5% rinse-off and 1.0% leave-on. Combined amounts must stay under the cap because mixtures can irritate.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 866/2014 amending Annexes III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (cosmetic products)

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Silicones cut friction and add shine and heat protection

A review found silicones reduce friction, prevent moisture loss and add shine and heat protection. Water-insoluble types can build up, and newer water-dispersible forms exist.

Carvalho RM, Melo DF, Kelati A, Tosti A. With or without silicones? A comprehensive review of their role in hair care. Skin Appendage Disord. 2025

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Safety panel judged dimethicone and amino-silicones safe in cosmetics

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel judged dimethicone and the amino-silicones safe as used in cosmetics, with minimal absorption.

Nair B, Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel. Final report on the safety assessment of stearoxy dimethicone, dimethicone, methicone, amino bispropyl dimethicone, aminopropyl dimethicone, amodimethicone, and related silicones. Int J Toxicol. 2003

Read the study ↗
Show 10 more studies
In lab tests, behentrimonium chloride eased wet combing best

Longer-chain behentrimonium chloride cut wet combing force and deposited best of the conditioning agents tested. None reversed oxidative damage.

Tham HP et al. Electrokinetic analysis reveals common conditioner ingredient interactions with human hair. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2026

Read the study ↗
Products stick to virgin and bleached hair in different ways

In lab force-microscopy tests, hydrophobic interaction drove deposition on virgin hair, while electrostatic interaction drove it on bleached hair.

Labarre L et al. Hair surface interactions against different chemical functional groups as a function of environment and hair condition. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2023

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Silicone type and amount change friction on the hair surface

In lab tests on human hair, silicone type, deposition level and the cationic surfactant used all changed nanoscale friction and adhesion of the hair.

La Torre C, Bhushan B. Nanotribological effects of silicone type, silicone deposition level, and surfactant type on human hair using atomic force microscopy. J Cosmet Sci. 2006

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Guar polymer put more conditioning oil and silicone onto hair

In lab tests on virgin hair, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride delivered more natural conditioning oil and dimethicone onto hair than the other polymers tested. The work also measured the resulting comb energy and friction.

Erazo-Majewicz P et al. Linking enhanced deposition agent functionality with aesthetic performance. J Cosmet Sci. 2011

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Polymer size decided how much conditioning polymer stuck to hair

In lab tests on hair tresses, the molecular weight of a cationic polymer controlled how much deposited on hair, far more than its charge or the number of washes.

Gruber JV et al. Examining cationic polysaccharide deposition onto keratin surfaces through biopolymer fluorescent labeling. J Cosmet Sci. 2001

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Cationic guar sticks to hair differently by hair type in lab tests

In lab tests on hair of several ancestries, guar molecular weight set the thickness of the layer on hair and charge density set surface charge. Anionic surfactant uptake was quicker on African, grey European and mixed hair than on Chinese, dark European and Indian hair.

McMullen RL et al. Investigation of the interactions of cationic guar with human hair by electrokinetic analysis. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2021

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In lab tests, panthenol entered hair and made fibres stronger

In human hair tested in the lab, labelled panthenol penetrated into the protein-rich core and raised break stress and stiffness, probably through hydrogen bonding.

Marsh JM et al. Strengthening benefits of panthenol for hair: mechanistic evidence from advanced spectroscopic techniques. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2026

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Expert panel judged panthenol and pantothenic acid safe in cosmetics

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel judged panthenol and pantothenic acid safe as used in cosmetics, where they act as hair conditioners and humectants.

Scott LN, Fiume M, Bergfeld WF et al. Safety assessment of panthenol, pantothenic acid, and derivatives as used in cosmetics. Int J Toxicol. 2022

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Mid-size keratin peptides entered relaxed hair and made it stronger

In lab tests on chemically relaxed curly hair, small and mid-size keratin peptides entered the cortex while the largest stayed on the surface. The mid-size peptide raised break stress 18.6% at 20% humidity and 40.0% at 80% humidity.

Malinauskyte E et al. Penetration of different molecular weight hydrolysed keratins into hair fibres and their effects on the physical properties of textured hair. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2021

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Keratin-derived ingredients were judged safe as used in cosmetics

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel judged 8 keratin-derived ingredients safe as used in cosmetics. They are used mainly as skin and hair conditioning agents.

Burnett CL et al. Safety Assessment of Keratin and Keratin-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics. Int J Toxicol. 2021

Read the study ↗