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As I Am Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash vs As I Am Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash

75% function match · 8 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 54%. As I Am Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash and As I Am Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash — flaking scalps
  • Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash — flaking scalps

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 Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash — container, alternate view As I Am

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash

  • Co-wash
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
As I Am Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash — 16 oz container As I Am

Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash

  • Co-wash
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$10.99 16 oz · $0.71/oz
$10.99 16 oz · $0.69/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 88% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 89% 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 Same
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Flaking scalpsthis carries an over-the-counter active
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Flaking scalpsthis carries an over-the-counter active
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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-wash
Co-wash
Line
Dry & Itchy Scalp Care
Jamaican Black Castor Oil
Where to buy
Brand website · Target
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Mint & herbalStrong
Scented, not described

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

IngredientDry & Itchy Scalp Care CowashJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Betaine
Moisturizes
#2Leading
#3Leading
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#4Supporting
#5Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#6Supporting
Polyquaternium-37
Detangles
#7Supporting
#18Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#16Below the 1% line
#35Below the 1% line
Piroctone Olamine
Active
#17Below the 1% line
#39Below the 1% line
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#21Below the 1% line
#2Leading
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
Holds
#13Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#42Below the 1% line
#44Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash

Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash

Full ingredient list — Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash (44)
Full ingredient list — Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash (45)

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.

VerdictsDry & Itchy Scalp Care CowashJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash
Supported
4
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
5
Potential conflict
0
0

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash

  • Cleanses, moisturizes, and soothes dry and itchy scalpSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Eases detanglingSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Hydrated, defined and manageable curlsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Sulfate-Free, Silicone-Free, Paraben-Free, Phthalate-FreeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash

  • Cleanse hair and scalp without harsh detergentsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Increases Hair Moisture by 12%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Improves Hair Strength by 4%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Eases Combing by 29%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Eases Detangling of Curls & Coils by 37%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

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 Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash draws complaints about residue or cast and how it cleanses.

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash

Works well as a gentle 2-3x/week co-wash alternative to shampoo, cleansing without stripping moisture, including for post-workout scalp refresh.

Curly/coily and textured-hair users

Reviewers with chronic scalp conditions (eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, severe dryness) describe dramatic, near-immediate relief from itching and pain.

Users with diagnosed/chronic scalp conditions, several prior-product veterans

Recent bottles are described as thinner/more watery and less cleansing than earlier batches, echoing the reformulation complaint as a texture change.

Repeat customers comparing batches

Many long-time repeat buyers report the current formula no longer contains the anti-dandruff active it once did, and that itching/flaking has returned; several explicitly link this to an EU-regulation-driven reformulation.

Repeat customers, some through 8+ bottles of the prior formula

The mint/tea tree scent is strong; most tolerate or even like it, but it is called out often enough to be a recurring mixed point.

General reviewer base

Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash

Reviewers with coarse, wavy, or type 3-4 curl patterns say it consistently controls frizz and keeps otherwise unmanageable hair looking healthy.

Coarse/wavy and type 3-4 curly reviewers

Multiple reviewers say the jar lasts a long time and describe it as a wash-day staple they repurchase.

Repeat purchasers

One reviewer with type 2 hair reports it did not work well for them (left hair greasy/flat) even though it worked for a friend with type 3 hair -- a texture-fit limitation, not a universal complaint.

Type 2 (looser-texture) reviewer

A long-term user (10+ years) calls it a moisture staple and hopes the formula never changes, though noting a recent batch seemed different.

Long-term repeat user, type 4 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.

$0.69/oz vs $0.71/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $0.71/oz Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cow $0.69/oz Jamaican Black Castor Oil

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

Value readDry & Itchy Scalp Care CowashJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash
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.

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash vs Hair-Wash Milky Hair CleanserBread Beauty Supply · 86% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash vs KeraCare CurlEssence Coconut Co-WashAvlon · 83% function matchDry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash vs ONE LOVE Co-WashThe Doux · 72% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash vs Hair Cleansing CreamJessicurl · 81% function matchDry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash vs Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-WashCantu · 71% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash vs Curl CleanserBoucleme · 71% function matchDry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash vs True Textures Cream Cleansing ConditionerMizani · 71% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash vs No-Poo DecadenceDevaCurl · 70% function match

Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Cowash · Jamaican Black Castor Oil CoWash · 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.
  • 9 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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