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Alberto VO5 Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe vs Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

60% function match · 5 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 37%. Alberto VO5 Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe and Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe — cuticle-smoothing pH
  • Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo — colour-treated 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”.

Trait
Alberto VO5 Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe — 15 oz container Alberto VO5

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe

  • Co-wash
  • Drugstore
Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo — 13 oz container Odele

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

  • Co-wash
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$5.56 15 oz · $0.37/oz
about $12 13 oz · $0.92/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 100% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 78% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Cleansing strength Differs
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Little Nothing here is built to reduce combing force. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Protein
—
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
  • Hair that tangles wetnothing here reduces combing force
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Co-washcream
Co-washcream
Where to buy
Amazon
Brand website
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
—
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
How often
—
every wash

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

IngredientGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and AloeCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#5Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#5Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#6Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe (7)
Full ingredient list — Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo (20)

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.

VerdictsGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and AloeCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
0
Potential conflict
0
1

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

  • Deep moisture, strength + enhanced bounceSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Gently removes buildup without strippingPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Locks out frizz, locks in moistureSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Improves definition + bounceSupportedHolds a clump together.

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.

Both praised for moisture and a light feel. Alberto VO5 Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe draws complaints about weight.

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe

Cheaper alternative that performs as well as designer co-washes

Moisturizing, easy on hair without being too heavy

Leaves a heavy, greasy film and is hard to rinse for some users

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

Reviewers with drier or coarser hair say it softened and made their hair more manageable, several noting they use it as the first step before the brand's conditioner and styling products.

reviewers who described dry or coarse hair

Several reviewers describe the product as lightweight and say it doesn't leave hair feeling limp or weighed down despite producing little to no foam.

general reviewers commenting on texture after rinsing

Curly and coily reviewers repeatedly say this no-lather cleanser leaves curls clean and soft without the dryness, squeakiness or frizz they associate with foaming shampoos.

reviewers who identified as curly or coily

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.

$0.37/oz vs $0.92/oz — Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo costs about 2.5× more per ounce than Alberto VO5 Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $0.37/oz Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash w $0.92/oz Curl Defining No-Lather Sh

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 95 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and AloeCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo
Label
Lower cost than most co-washesCosts less per ounce than most co-washes we have researched.
Lower cost than most co-washesCosts less per ounce than most co-washes we have researched.

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.

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe vs Hair Cleansing CreamSachajuan · 65% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Coil Infusion Drink Up Cleansing Conditioner Co-WashOuidad · 88% function matchGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe vs Luscious Curl Conditioning Cleanser with Chia Seed OilChristophe Robin · 65% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Wash & CoTogether Beauty · 85% function matchGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe vs Purify Me Moisturizing Co-Wash CleanserAunt Jackie's · 65% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Curl CleanserBoucleme · 85% function matchGentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe vs Daily Fix Cleansing ConditionerCurl Junkie · 61% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Moisture Protect Cleansing ConditionerPura d'or · 81% function match

Gentle Cleansing Co-Wash with Jojoba and Aloe · Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo · All co-washes 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.
  • 5 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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