Side by side
African Pride Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo vs L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment
85% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 3%. African Pride Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo and L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment 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.
- Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
- Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment — protein-sensitive hair
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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”.
Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo
- Mask / treatment
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
L'Oreal Professionnel
Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment
- Mask / treatment
- Salon
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Coarse, very dry hairthis is a light formula for its category
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo
Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment
Full ingredient list — Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo (17)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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4
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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5
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice
- botanical extract
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6
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm
- botanical extract
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7
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylates Copolymer
- conditioning agent
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8
Peg-90m
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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11
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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12
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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15
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment (21)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Laureth-5 Carboxylic Acid
- cleanser
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3
Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- film former
- conditioning agent
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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6
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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9
Polyquaternium-67
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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10
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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11
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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12
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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13
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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14
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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21
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.
Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo
Moisturizes and detangles hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Free of harmful components, including parabens, mineral oil, sulfates, & petrolatum
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment
Refill hair micro-breaks for 96% less breakage
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.2x hydration
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Instant & efficient fiber detangling
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
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.
$0.83/oz vs $4.17/oz — L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment costs about 5× more per ounce than African Pride Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 341 masks and treatments 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.
Moisture Miracle Aloe & Coconut Water Detangle & Condition Pre-Shampoo · Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment · All masks and treatments 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.
- 6 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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