Side by side
African Pride Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream vs African Pride Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner
79% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 14%. African Pride Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream and African Pride Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner share 4 ingredients 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 Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream — protein-sensitive hair
- Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner — 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”.
Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream
- Leave-in
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
African Pride
Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner
- Leave-in
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- 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
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
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
Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream
Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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7
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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8
Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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12
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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13
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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15
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
- light ester
- emollient
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16
Lauryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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17
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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18
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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19
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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20
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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21
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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22
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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23
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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24
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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25
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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26
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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27
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
hydroxycitronellol
- fragrance
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29
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil/Olive Oil
- oil
- emollient
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3
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil/Argan Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit/Shea Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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7
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter/Mango Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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8
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract/Rosemary Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract/Aloe Vera Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract/Neem Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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12
Panax Ginseng Root Extract/Ginseng Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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14
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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15
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- wax
- emollient
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16
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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17
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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18
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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19
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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20
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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21
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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22
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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23
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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24
Ci 15985/Yellow 6
- colourant
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25
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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26
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
lyral
- fragrance
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32
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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 Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream
A nourishing blend of Coconut Oil & Baobab Oil to impart lasting moisture while helping to protect against breakage
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Leaves coils and curls manageable, hydrated and strong
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.No parabens, no mineral oil, no sulfates, no petrolatum
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner
Amazing manageability and shine
Partly supportedA little slip, not a lot.Turn frizz to Smooth Curls, Coils and Waves
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Intensely Moisturize and Instantly Detangle
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Nourish for Greater Shine and Softness
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
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.
Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner
Manageable, smooth, lightweight hair with reduced frizz and pleasant scent
Walmart US exact-product verified-purchase reviewersSoft, fluffy type-4 hair with easy detangling and noticeable scent
Walmart US exact-product verified-purchase reviewersSmooth, tangle-free, shiny finish; some reviewers note lightweight feel
Walmart US exact-product verified-purchase reviewersPrice 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.
$0.58/oz vs $0.67/oz — African Pride Moisture Miracle Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream costs about 1.2× more per ounce than African Pride Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins 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 Hydrate & Strengthen Leave-In Cream · Shea Miracle Moisture Intense Leave-In Conditioner · All leave-ins 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.
- 8 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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