Side by side
Cantu Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner vs Not Your Mother's Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner
85% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 32%. Cantu Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner and Not Your Mother's Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner share 3 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.
- Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner — maximum slip
- Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner — maximum slip
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”.
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner (34)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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5
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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6
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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7
Guava Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Ginger Root Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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10
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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11
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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12
Rosemary Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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13
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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14
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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15
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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17
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
- light ester
- emollient
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18
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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19
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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20
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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21
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- film former
- emollient
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22
Diheptyl Succinate
- light ester
- emollient
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23
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
- 24 Polyester-11
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25
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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26
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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27
Arachidyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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28
Glycerin
- humectant
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29
Soy Amino Acids
- amino acid
- humectant
- protein
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30
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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31
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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32
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
Full ingredient list — Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner (22)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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5
Quaternium-91
- conditioning agent
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6
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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8
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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9
Myristyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
- wax
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10
Lactobacillus/Tomato Fruit Ferment Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Keratin Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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14
Acyl Coenzyme A Desaturase
- active
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15
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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16
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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17
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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18
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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21
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner
Helps relieve dry, itchy scalp
Stated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.Leaves hair soft and shiny
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Guava and ginger scalp-relief formula
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner
Seal in moisture, tame frizz and restore elasticity
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Condition three ways: Leave-In, Rinse Out, Co-Wash
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Made with Rice Curl Complex–a protein-rich blend of rice, keratin amino acids, and enzymes
SupportedThe named ingredient is really there.For all curl types
Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
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.
Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner
Cooling tingle and scalp relief are noticeable
Walmart written reviews for exact 13.5 oz listingFruity scent lingers and hair feels soft and shiny
Walmart written reviews for exact 13.5 oz listingThick conditioner moisturizes, softens and helps with frizz
Walmart written reviews for exact 13.5 oz listingCurl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner
Reviewers repeatedly comment on its pleasant, noticeable fruity scent even when they are otherwise unimpressed with performance.
A common complaint from reviewers with thicker, coarser, or very curly hair is that the formula lacks the slip and detangling glide of a traditional conditioner, leaving it harder to comb through.
Several reviewers say it strips or dries out hair rather than moisturizing it, an unusual complaint for something marketed as a conditioner.
Some reviewers say the product genuinely defines curls, hydrates, and controls frizz as a quick one-step wash-day 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.
$0.64/oz vs $0.92/oz — Not Your Mother's Curl Talk 3-in-1 Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Cantu Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief 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.
Guava & Ginger Scalp Relief Conditioner · Curl Talk 3-in-1 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.
- 11 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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