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Aveda Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash vs Davines Love Curl Co-Wash

92% function match · 11 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 49%. Aveda Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash and Davines Love Curl Co-Wash 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.

  • Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash — colour-treated hair
  • Love Curl Co-Wash — colour-treated 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 Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash — 11.8 oz container Aveda

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Davines Love Curl Co-Wash — 16.91 oz container Davines

Love Curl Co-Wash

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$50 11.8 oz · $4.24/oz
$56–57 16.91 oz · $3.37/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 90% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 84% 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. 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
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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • 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
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
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-washcream
Co-wash
Where to buy
Brand website · Amazon
Salons · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · brand states
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · brand states
Scent
Scented, not described
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

IngredientBe Curly Advanced Co-WashLove Curl Co-Wash
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Glyceryl Oleate
Softens
#4Supporting
#8Supporting
Coco-Glucoside
Cleanses
#5Supporting
#7Supporting
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Protein
#8Supporting
#21Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Holds
#14Below the 1% line
#4Supporting
Limonene
Fragrance
#22Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash

Love Curl Co-Wash

Full ingredient list — Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash (26)
Full ingredient list — Love Curl Co-Wash (31)

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.

VerdictsBe Curly Advanced Co-WashLove Curl Co-Wash
Supported
0
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

Love Curl Co-Wash

  • Up to 5.3 times more nourished hair (when used with mask and cream)SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • 100% less breakage (when used with mask and cream)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Up to 72 hours of long-lasting anti-frizz effectSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.

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.

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash

Used daily/for years as a shampoo replacement for curly hair

Gentle, doesn't strip natural oils, good in-between-wash cleanse

Price has nearly doubled over the years, complaint about cost

Love Curl Co-Wash

No review themes researched for this product yet.

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.

$3.37/oz vs $4.24/oz — Aveda Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Davines Love Curl Co-Wash.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $4.24/oz Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash $3.37/oz Love Curl Co-Wash

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

Value readBe Curly Advanced Co-WashLove Curl Co-Wash
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.

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash vs LOVE CURL Cleansing CreamDavines · 92% function matchLove Curl Co-Wash vs LOVE CURL Cleansing CreamDavines · 100% function matchBe Curly Advanced Co-Wash vs Moisture Protect Cleansing ConditionerPura d'or · 88% function matchLove Curl Co-Wash vs Moisture Protect Cleansing ConditionerPura d'or · 92% function matchBe Curly Advanced Co-Wash vs Curl Shaper Double Duty Weightless Cleansing ConditionerOuidad · 88% function matchLove Curl Co-Wash vs Curl Shaper Double Duty Weightless Cleansing ConditionerOuidad · 92% function matchBe Curly Advanced Co-Wash vs No-Poo OriginalDevaCurl · 88% function matchLove Curl Co-Wash vs No-Poo OriginalDevaCurl · 92% function match

Be Curly Advanced Co-Wash · Love Curl Co-Wash · 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.
  • 4 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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