Side by side
Ceremonia Guava Leave-In Conditioner vs DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence
86% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 36%. Ceremonia Guava Leave-In Conditioner and DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence 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.
- Guava Leave-In Conditioner — heat styling
- Leave-In Decadence — protein-sensitive 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”.
- Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
- 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
- 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
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Guava Leave-In Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Guava Leave-In Conditioner (37)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Diheptyl Succinate
- light ester
- emollient
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6
Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Guava Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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12
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- film former
- emollient
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13
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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15
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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16
Aloe Vera Juice
- botanical extract
- humectant
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17
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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18
Polyquaternium-55
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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19
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
- 20 Polyisobutene
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21
Agave Extract
- botanical extract
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22
Tamarind Extract
- botanical extract
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23
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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24
Butterfly Ginger Extract
- botanical extract
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25
Pectin
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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26
Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
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27
Tartaric Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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28
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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29
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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30
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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31
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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32
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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33
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
- amino acid
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34
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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35
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
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36
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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37
Safflower Extract
- botanical extract
Full ingredient list — Leave-In Decadence (33)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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9
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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11
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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12
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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13
Isopropyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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15
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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16
Polyquaternium-39
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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17
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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18
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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19
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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20
Sorbitol
- humectant
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21
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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22
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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23
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
-
24
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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25
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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26
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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27
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Linalool
- 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 Leave-In Conditioner
Hydrates, fights frizz, and protects from heat and UV for soft, smooth, resilient strands.
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Award-winning
Stated by brandPopularity, not performance.90%+ naturally derived ingredients
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Leave-In Decadence
Quenches dry, coarse curls leaving them nourished and soft with frizz control and shine.
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Dermatologist Co-Developed
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.SLS/SLES Sulfates Free
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Silicone-Free
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.Formulated Without Parabens
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
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 moisture. DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence draws complaints about frizz and residue or cast.
Guava Leave-In Conditioner
Reviewers describe hydration, softness, and added shine.
Credo reviewers; wavy, curly, and coily contextsFrizz control and improved manageability are recurring benefits.
Credo reviewersThe strong guava fragrance is praised by some and causes sensitivity complaints for others.
Credo reviewers; scent-sensitive reviewer reported headache/nauseaMany wavy, curly, and fine-hair reviewers find it lightweight and non-greasy, though one fine-hair reviewer found it heavy.
Credo reviewers; fine, wavy, curly, and coily contextsLeave-In Decadence
Restores softness and bounce to coarse, dry curls after even one use
coarse/dry curl typesA minority of reviewers found it made hair coarse and frizzy rather than smooth
Bottle size felt small relative to price for some reviewers
value-conscious reviewersSome reviewers report a gummy or sticky residue when applied heavily
reviewers unsure of correct amount to usePrice 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.
Leave-In Decadence
Against 481 leave-ins 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 Leave-In Conditioner · Leave-In Decadence · All leave-ins 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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