Side by side
As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner vs As I Am Leave-In Conditioner (Classic)
79% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 39%. As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner and As I Am Leave-In Conditioner (Classic) 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.
- Bond Leave In Conditioner — heat styling
- Leave-In Conditioner (Classic) — 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”.
- Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- 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
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Bond Leave In Conditioner
Leave-In Conditioner (Classic)
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Powder
- Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Powder
- Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract
- Anise Alcohol
Full ingredient list — Bond Leave In Conditioner (33)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Betaine
- humectant
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4
Hydrogenated Polydecene
- emollient
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5
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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6
Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Phytosterols
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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10
Ceramide NP
- ceramide
- emollient
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11
Ceramide EOP
- ceramide
- emollient
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12
Ceramide AP
- ceramide
- emollient
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13
Copper Tripeptide-1
- protein
- 14 Phytosphingosine
- 15 Hydroxypropyl Bisstearamide MEA
- 16 Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide MEA
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17
Biotin
- vitamin
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18
Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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19
Potassium Olivate
- emollient
- light ester
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20
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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21
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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22
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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23
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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24
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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25
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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26
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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27
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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28
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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29
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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30
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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31
Polyacrylamide
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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32
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Leave-In Conditioner (Classic) (25)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Powder
- botanical extract
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5
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Powder
- botanical extract
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6
Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract
- botanical extract
- humectant
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7
Phytosterols
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Glycerin
- humectant
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11
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Betaine
- humectant
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15
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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16
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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19
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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20
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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21
Polyacrylamide
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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22
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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23
Anise Alcohol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Limonene
- 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.
Bond Leave In Conditioner
Protects against heat & styling damage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Repair + Protect hair from future damage
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
Leave-In Conditioner (Classic)
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.
As I Am Leave-In Conditioner (Classic) draws complaints about dryness and weight.
Bond Leave In Conditioner
Reduces frizz and improves manageability
Valued for strengthening/bond-repair positioning on damaged or color-treated hair
Lightweight enough for fine hair per some, others need a leave-in cream layered on for very dry/coily textures
Leave-In Conditioner (Classic)
Softens hair effectively and smells good; better value than beauty-supply-store alternatives
In high-humidity climates the glycerin content can dry out hair
Marketed as lightweight but weighs down fine hair
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.
$1.25/oz vs $1.31/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 553 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.
Bond Leave In Conditioner · Leave-In Conditioner (Classic) · 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.
- 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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