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Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 50%. Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner and Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner share 4 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
  • Fragrance-Free Conditioner — fragrance-free

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
Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner — 12 oz container Curlsmith

Fragrance-Free Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$35–36 6.7 oz · $5.37/oz
$6.25 12 oz · $0.52/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 92% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 89% 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
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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 Same
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
None listed No fragrance is listed. 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 Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
High Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. 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
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • 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
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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
—
Fragrance-Free
Where to buy
Target
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · brand states
Vegan · brand states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
—
Scent
Scented, not described
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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 ConditionerFragrance-Free Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#3Leading
#6Supporting
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Heavy
#9Secondary
#8Supporting

What only one of them carries

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner

Fragrance-Free Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner (24)
Full ingredient list — Fragrance-Free Conditioner (29)

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 ConditionerFragrance-Free 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.

Fragrance-Free Conditioner

  • A fragrance-free conditioner that will leave your curls soft and silky. Dermatologically tested.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.

Both praised for the scent. Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner draws complaints about weight and dullness; Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner draws complaints about tangling and dryness.

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

Fragrance-Free Conditioner

Several reviewers specifically credit it with calming an itchy or seborrheic-dermatitis-prone scalp.

reviewers self-reporting scalp conditions

Reviewers with fragrance/scent sensitivities and sensitive or allergy-prone scalps report this is one of the few conditioners they can use without irritation.

fragrance-sensitive/sensitive-scalp users

Multiple reviewers describe the conditioner as lightweight and non-weighing, working well on fine or thin curly/wavy hair.

fine/thin curly and wavy hair

Some reviewers found the conditioner did not moisturize or detangle enough for very dry or coarse hair.

dry/coarse-hair reviewers

A minority of reviewers say the product still carries a noticeable scent from its botanical extracts and dispute the fragrance-free labeling.

fragrance-sensitive users expecting a fully scent-free product

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.

$0.52/oz vs $5.37/oz — Aveda Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner costs about 10× more per ounce than Curlsmith Fragrance-Free Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $5.37/oz Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti $0.52/oz Fragrance-Free Conditioner

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 ConditionerFragrance-Free Conditioner
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners 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.

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Kids ConditionerMixed Chicks · 92% function matchFragrance-Free Conditioner vs Essential Moisture ConditionerCurlsmith · 100% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Shine ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchFragrance-Free Conditioner vs Shine ConditionerCurlsmith · 100% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Essential Moisture ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchFragrance-Free Conditioner vs Kids ConditionerMixed Chicks · 92% function matchAveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner vs Frizz Control Duo ConditionerCurlsmith · 90% function matchFragrance-Free Conditioner vs Conditioner, CalmHonest · 90% function match

Aveda Smooth Infusion Anti-Frizz Conditioner · Fragrance-Free 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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