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Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner

70% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 43%. Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner and Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner share 3 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.

  • Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
  • Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner — 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”.

Trait
Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner — 6.7 oz container Aveda

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner — 6.7 oz container Aveda

Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$35–36 6.7 oz · $5.37/oz
about $23 6.7 oz · $3.43/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 92% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 78% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. 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
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
High Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. 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 Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
Hard-water defence Differs
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
None No chelating agent 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
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • 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
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
—
Cherry Almond Softening
Where to buy
Target
Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · brand states
Vegan · brand states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanilla · Mint & herbal

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

IngredientAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz ConditionerCherry Almond Softening Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Propanediol
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line
Geraniol
Fragrance
#18Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Citronellol
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Heavy
#9Secondary
#7Supporting
Linalool
Fragrance
#22Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner

Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner (24)
Full ingredient list — Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner (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.

VerdictsAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz ConditionerCherry Almond Softening Conditioner
Supported
1
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner

  • Smooth and soften your hair while dramatically reducing frizzSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Gold-level Cradle to Cradle certificationStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner

  • 98% naturally-derived ingredients; vegan, gluten-free, silicone-free, and color-safeStated 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.

Both praised for the scent. Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner draws complaints about weight and dullness; Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner draws complaints about the price.

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner

Other reviewers praise the conditioner for leaving hair soft, holding curl definition, and smelling pleasant.

reviewers with curly hair

Multiple reviewers describe a reformulation that made the current product noticeably worse than an earlier version they considered game-changing.

longtime users comparing old vs. current formula

Some reviewers report the conditioner leaves hair looking lank, greasy, and sticky with no shine after rinsing.

unspecified hair type, likely fine/thin hair given weigh-down complaint

Rating distribution is sharply polarized (about 40 percent one-star vs. 30 percent five-star), suggesting results depend heavily on hair type and/or which formula version the reviewer used.

aggregate rating pattern across reviewers

Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner

Leaves hair light, bouncy, soft and silky when used with the matching shampoo

general

Fragrance (cherry-almond scent) is called out very positively

general

Some reviewers feel the price is high relative to the experience

general

A reviewer found it pleasant but less hydrating than expected for a deep conditioner

general

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.

$3.43/oz vs $5.37/oz — Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $5.37/oz Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti $3.43/oz Cherry Almond Softening Co

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz ConditionerCherry Almond Softening Conditioner
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Kids ConditionerMixed Chicks · 92% function matchCherry Almond Softening Conditioner vs Shampure Nurturing ConditionerAveda · 100% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Shine ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchCherry Almond Softening Conditioner vs Enhancing Herbal ConditionerTaliah Waajid · 100% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Essential Moisture ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchCherry Almond Softening Conditioner vs Coconut Oil Formula Moisture Boost ConditionerPalmer's · 100% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Fragrance-Free ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchCherry Almond Softening Conditioner vs Nourishing Conditioner, Grape Seed Oil & Olive LeavesAttitude · 95% function match

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner · Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner · All conditioners 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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