Side by side
Alikay Naturals CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner vs Lion Locs Co-Wash
81% function match · 9 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 11%. Alikay Naturals CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner and Lion Locs Co-Wash 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.
- CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner — colour-treated hair
- Co-Wash — fragrance-free
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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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
- Regular clarifyingthere is no detergent here to clear residue
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-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
CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner
Full ingredient list — CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner (13)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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3
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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4
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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7
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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8
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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10
Silk Amino Protein
- protein
- 11 Herbal Blend
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12
Botanical Fragrance Blend
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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13
Sorbic Acid
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Co-Wash (17)
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1
Organic Aloe Leaf Juice
- botanical extract
- humectant
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2
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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3
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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8
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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9
Glycerin
- humectant
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10
Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
- 11 Mustard oil
- 12 Green tea leaf extract
- 13 Rooibos leaf extract
- 14 Activated charcoal
- 15 Ylang ylang
- 16 MSM sulfur
- 17 Fragrance (naturally derived)
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.
CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner
Cleanses and conditions simultaneously without stripping
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Ideal for transitioning, highly porous, and color-treated hair
SupportedLess fade per wash.
Co-Wash
Lightweight Vegan Co Wash
Stated by brandWorth checking on the label.Shampoo and Conditioner for Dreads, Sisterlocks, Locks, & Dreadlocks
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.ABSOLUTELY NO: PARABENS, PHTHALATES, SULFATES, SILICONE, PEG'S, DYES, MINERAL OILS, WAX, RESIDUE, BUILD-UP, FLAKE
Stated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.
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.
CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner
Good two-in-one product, a good addition to a hair care regimen
Sulfate-free, which reviewer always looks for in a conditioner
Hair felt really soft while washing and especially after
Co-Wash
Loc wearers — dreadlocks, sisterlocks and microlocs — repeatedly say it rinses out easily and leaves no residue or buildup, which is the specific failure mode they are watching for in a creamy cleanser
brand-site reviewers with locs at various stagesIt is described as lightweight while still softening: reviewers say locs feel soft and gain body rather than the dry, brittle result they report from other brands
brand-site reviewers, including one recovering hair after hospitalisation and one on a baby-microlocs journeyScent is among the most-cited reasons for repurchase, with reviewers saying their locs keep smelling fresh between washes
brand-site reviewersA recurring pattern is people using it as a conditioner, deep conditioner or leave-in rather than as a cleanser — one reviewer says outright that it does not cleanse her hair well enough to keep using as a co-wash but that she loves it as a conditioner
brand-site reviewers, several describing over a year of use as a deep conditioner or winter leave-inPrice 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.
$1.87/oz vs $2.25/oz — Lion Locs Co-Wash costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Alikay Naturals CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 94 co-washes 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.
CoWash Me Cleansing Conditioner · Co-Wash · 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.
- 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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