Side by side
Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner vs Aveda Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner
85% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 61%. Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner and Aveda Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Sap Moss Weightless Hydration 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”.
- 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
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- 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
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
What only one of them carries
Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner
- Propanediol
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- Prunus Serrulata Flower (Cherry) Extract
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Fragrance
Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner
- Distearyldimonium Chloride
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- Aleurites Moluccana (Kukui) Seed Oil
Full ingredient list — Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner (20)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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4
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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5
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Prunus Serrulata Flower (Cherry) Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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8
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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10
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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11
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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12
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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20
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner (26)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Distearyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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4
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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5
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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6
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Aleurites Moluccana (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Galactoarabinan
- film former
- gum
- 10 Cetraria Islandica (Iceland Moss) Extract
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11
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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13
Glycerin
- humectant
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14
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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15
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
- 16 Fragrance Parfum
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17
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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24
Ascorbyl Palmitate
- antioxidant
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25
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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26
Caramel
- colourant
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.
Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner
98% naturally-derived ingredients; vegan, gluten-free, silicone-free, and color-safe
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner
Silicone-free formula
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.98% naturally derived
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Increases hair hydration
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Instantly detangles and infuses hair with weightless hydration while helping tame frizz
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
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.
Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner
Leaves hair light, bouncy, soft and silky when used with the matching shampoo
generalFragrance (cherry-almond scent) is called out very positively
generalSome reviewers feel the price is high relative to the experience
generalA reviewer found it pleasant but less hydrating than expected for a deep conditioner
generalSap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner
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.
$3.43/oz vs $5.77/oz — Aveda Sap Moss Weightless Hydration Conditioner costs about 1.7× more per ounce than Aveda Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.
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.
Cherry Almond Softening Conditioner · Sap Moss Weightless Hydration 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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