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Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash vs Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash

88% function match · 6 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 16%. Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash and Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash — maximum slip
  • Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash — colour-treated hair

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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
Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash — container, alternate view Cantu

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash

  • Co-wash
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash — container Paul Mitchell

Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$5.99 10 oz · $0.62/oz
$38.50 16.9 oz · $2.28/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ costs less than 93% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a co-wash $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 64% 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 Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the 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
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
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
Moderate Your hair
High Your hair
Cleansing strength
—
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
—
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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-washcream
Where to buy
—
Ulta · Brand website
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
How often
—
every wash

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

IngredientShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-WashTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#22Below the 1% line
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#7Supporting
#2Leading
Stearyl Alcohol
Softens
#8Supporting
#18Below the 1% line
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Buildup
#12Secondary
#11Secondary
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#30Below the 1% line
#28Below the 1% line
Panthenol
Detangles
#28Secondary
#7Supporting

What only one of them carries

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash

Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash

Full ingredient list — Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash (45)
Full ingredient list — Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash (44)

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.

VerdictsShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-WashTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash
Supported
1
4
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
5
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash

  • Creamy cleanser gently removes buildupStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Infused with 15+ natural butters & oilsStated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
  • Hair is clean & moisturizedSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Gently cleanses curls and scalp removing heavy product buildup while a unique blend of natural butters and oils infuse moistureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Made with pure shea butter and formulated without harsh ingredientsStated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
  • No mineral oil, sulfates, parabens, silicones, phthalates, gluten, paraffin or propyleneStated by brandA brand’s own definition.

Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash

  • Cleansing conditioner with calming lavender, mint and tea tree gently cleanses the scalp and nourishes dry, coarse hair and natural curls.SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • The creamy, non-lathering formula gently cleanses the scalpStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Color SafeSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • VeganStated by brandWorth checking on the label.
  • Sulfate FreeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Paraben FreeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • Made Without GlutenStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 slip, the scent, and how it cleanses. Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash draws complaints about weight and curl definition; Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash draws complaints about irritation and the price.

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash

Scent is liked almost universally and is described as light rather than overpowering — notably it is praised even inside reviews that rate the product one star for performance

Walmart reviewers across the rating range; scent is by far the top-tagged topic (65 mentions)

Price is the reason people keep buying rather than an afterthought — reviewers repeatedly frame it as the best co-wash available for the money and say the bottle lasts

Walmart reviewers; 'value for money' is the second-most-tagged topic on the page (21 mentions)

Slip is the single most-praised property: curly reviewers describe finger-detangling in the shower and say it lifts out gel and oil buildup without the stripped feeling shampoo leaves, with several skipping a separate conditioner afterwards

long-standing Walmart reviewers with curly and natural hair, including the most-upvoted review on the page

Buildup is the specific mechanism critics name: low-porosity and finer-haired reviewers say it sits on the scalp, is hard to wash back out, and turns heavy by the first or second day after use

1-star Walmart reviewers who name low porosity or fine hair

A strong counter-current runs through the 1-star reviews: type-3 and 4-coil reviewers report the exact opposite outcome — hair left dry, brittle or with lost curl definition — with several saying they followed the directions and even extended the dwell time without improvement

1-star Walmart reviewers describing 4b and type 3b/3c hair, read under the Lowest-rated sort

Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash

The lavender-mint scent is one of the most consistently mentioned reasons people say they keep repurchasing, described in spa-like terms

Ulta reviewers across hair types

Curly and wavy reviewers repeatedly describe the wash leaving curls soft and bouncy rather than stripped, with several saying the improvement was obvious from the first use

Ulta reviewers describing very curly and long wavy hair

Detangling comes up unprompted as a benefit, with reviewers noting hair combs through easily in the shower after using it

Ulta reviewers, curly and thick hair

A common usage pattern in the reviews is treating it as the between-shampoos wash — shampooing roughly once a week and co-washing the rest of the time — which fine-haired reviewers in particular say keeps hair clean without weighing it down

Ulta reviewers with fine hair

A persistent minority report the opposite outcome over sustained use — dryness, an itchy or flaky scalp, and hair that feels parched after a month or two — and separately a recurring price complaint that the bottle shrank while the price did not, with some saying they stopped buying it

Ulta reviewers with thick wavy hair and long-term repeat buyers

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.

$0.62/oz vs $2.28/oz — Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash costs about 3.7× more per ounce than Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $0.62/oz Shea Butter for Natural Ha $2.28/oz Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moi

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

Value readShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-WashTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash
Label
Lower cost than most co-washesCosts less per ounce than most co-washes we have researched.
Upper-mid price for a co-washSits in the middle of the range for co-washes per ounce.

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.

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash vs Hustle & Co Conditioning Wash with No LatherTPH by Taraji · 97% function matchTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash vs Bio-Cleansing ConditionerUnwash · 96% function matchShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash vs ANALOG Cleansing Foam ConditionerR+Co · 97% function matchTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash vs Hustle & Co Conditioning Wash with No LatherTPH by Taraji · 94% function matchShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash vs Frizz Management Cleansing Conditioner for Curly HairKristin Ess Hair · 96% function matchTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash vs Milk Cleansing ConditionerCarol's Daughter · 94% function matchShea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash vs Milk Cleansing ConditionerCarol's Daughter · 96% function matchTea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash vs Gold Series Sulfate Free Deep Hydrating Co-Wash with Argan OilPantene · 92% function match

Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-Wash · Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Cowash · 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.
  • 7 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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