Side by side
African Pride Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils vs amika Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream
88% function match · 10 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 30%. African Pride Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils and amika Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
Which of these fits your hair?
We check your pattern, moisture need, scalp, fragrance tolerance, weight sensitivity and more against each formula — and say which one lines up.
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils — protein-sensitive hair
- Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream — protein-sensitive hair
Side by side
Every trait, aligned
One row per trait, read from each product’s own ingredient list and record. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a “no”.
African Pride
Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils
- Finisher
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
Facts as we recorded them. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a "no".
The bottom line
The bottom line depends on your hair
Which of these two suits you is a question about your hair, not about them. The consultation answers it — and tells you what your routine needs around it.
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The detail behind the table
Where the readings above come from: the ingredient lists themselves, each brand’s claims checked against them, what owners report, and cost per ounce in context.
Shared and distinct ingredients
Shared and distinct ingredients
Computed from the ingredient lists as printed. "Shared" means both lists carry it; where it sits on each label is stated, because position is what tells you how much.
What both formulas carry
What only one of them carries
Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils
Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream
Full ingredient list — Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils (22)
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1
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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2
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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3
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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9
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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10
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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12
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- 13 C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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15
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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17
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream (14)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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3
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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4
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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6
Isopropyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Cetearyl Olivate
- emollient
- light ester
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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10
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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11
Glycerin
- humectant
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12
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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13
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Claims check
What each brand says, against what each formula shows
Claims are quoted from each brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when that product’s ingredient list actually speaks to it.
Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils
paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.sulfate-free
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
What owners say
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings, and we never balance one product’s themes against another’s by inventing them.
Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream
Requires minimal application; overuse causes greasiness and heaviness
Strong fragrance that is polarizing—some find it pleasant, others overwhelming
Provides hydration and moisture without noticeable residue or buildup
Lightweight formula that doesn't weigh down or make hair feel heavy
Adds visible shine and enhances smoothness of hair strands
Price check
Cost per ounce, in context
Cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in. Value labels are computed from that percentile and from how many products that do the same job cost less; they are comparisons, not judgements about a brand.
$2.00/oz vs $10.15/oz — amika Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream costs about 5.1× more per ounce than African Pride Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 175 hair oils with a computable unit price.
Computed from cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, and from how many products that do the same job cost less. It is a comparison, not a judgement about the brand.
Compare with something else
Close formulas to each of these, as their own comparison pages.
Hair Moisture Miracle Strengthen and Protect 5 Essential Oils · Supernova Moisture & Shine Cream · All hair oils in the library
How this page was made
- This page is assembled from the same researched records the individual product pages render: identity, each ingredient list as printed, each brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. Nothing on it is written per comparison.
- We do not rank these against each other. Which of them suits you depends on your hair, and that is what the consultation works out.
- The formula similarity percentage is a stored, precomputed number: position-weighted overlap of the two ingredient lists blended with agreement on the attributes we derive. It measures how alike two formulas are, not how well either works.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 7 sources were consulted across the products on this page.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice. We do not sell these products and take no placement fees.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
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