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As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner vs SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 34%. As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner and SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.

These sit in different steps of a routine — As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner is a leave-in and SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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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
  • Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream — heat styling

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
As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner — container, alternate view As I Am

Bond Leave In Conditioner

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream — 3.3 oz container SheaMoisture

Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

  • Heat protectant
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$9.99 8 oz · $1.25/oz
$12.99 3.3 oz · $3.94/oz

Compared at different sizes — 8 oz against 3.3 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most leave-ins $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 75% of the 553 leave-ins we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 62% of the 223 heat protectants we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. 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
Oils and butters Differs
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
—
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Differs
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Low Your hair
Heat protection
Claimed, no temperature given Sold as a heat protectant; no temperature is stated. Your hair
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
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None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 410°F
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Leave-in
Heat protectantcream
Where to buy
Grocery / mass · Brand website
Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
Claimed, no temperature stated
up to 410°F

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

IngredientBond Leave In ConditionerSilk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#23Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Bond Leave In Conditioner

Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

Full ingredient list — Bond Leave In Conditioner (33)
Full ingredient list — Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream (15)

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.

VerdictsBond Leave In ConditionerSilk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
1
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Bond Leave In Conditioner

  • Protects against heat & styling damageStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Repair + Protect hair from future damagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.

Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

  • Hydration that hits differentSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Strengthen your hair bonds while delivering moistureSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Plant-Derived Straightening Actives shield against damageStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Formulated without parabens, phthalates, petrolatum, and mineral oilsSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • For silk press stylesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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.

SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream 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

Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

Relaxed-hair users report moisturized, softened, smoother hair with body.

yaGirl, Target verified reviewer

Reviewers report lightweight cream, pleasant scent, and easier heat styling, with promotional labels retained.

MilliB and TiaraN, Target promotional reviews

Some users report sticky heavy results or little difference after blow-drying.

Talia and TaWyanaJ, Target reviewers

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 $3.94/oz — SheaMoisture Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream costs about 3.2× more per ounce than As I Am Bond Leave In Conditioner.

Bond Leave In Conditioner

Against 553 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream

Against 223 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readBond Leave In ConditionerSilk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream
Label
Lower cost than most leave-insCosts less per ounce than most leave-ins we have researched.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for heat protectants per ounce.

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.

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Bond Leave In Conditioner · Silk Press In a Bottle Prep Cream · 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.
  • 7 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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