Side by side
Color Wow Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment vs L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
92% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 21%. Color Wow Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment and L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner share 1 ingredient 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.
- Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment — heat styling
- Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner — heat styling
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”.
Color Wow
Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment
- Leave-in
- Prestige
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
- Leave-in
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
Compared at different sizes — 5.1 oz against 1.6 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- 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
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
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
Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment
Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment (25)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Polyquaternium-4
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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4
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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5
Polyquaternium-11
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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6
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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7
Silicone Quaternium-18
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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8
PPG-26-Buteth-26
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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11
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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12
Corn Starch Modified
- starch
- absorbent
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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17
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
- 19 Beta-Glucan (Oat)
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20
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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21
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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22
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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23
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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24
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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25
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner (40)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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6
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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7
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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8
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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11
Trideceth-5
- emulsifier
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12
Steareth-20
- emulsifier
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13
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil/Sweet Almond Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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15
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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16
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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17
Trideceth-10
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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18
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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19
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Sorbitan Oleate
- emulsifier
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23
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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25
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
- ceramide
- emollient
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28
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Isoeugenol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- clay
- thickener
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35
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract/Sweet Almond Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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36
Ci 15985/Yellow 6
- colourant
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37
Ci 19140/Yellow 5
- colourant
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38
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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39
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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40
Sorbic Acid
- preservative
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.
Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment
Makes a major difference with just one blow dry
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Instantly adds mass by bonding a weightless carb-based complex to hair's surface
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.Transforms fine, thin hair into thicker, fuller hair
Stated by brandNot something a label can show.
Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Leave In Protein Hair Treatment
Stated by brandHow to use it, not a claim.Helps recharge strength and protect against up to 450F heat
Partly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.The #1 brand in repair
Stated by brandPopularity, not performance.
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.
Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment
Style holds for multiple days without touch-ups
Improves texture and makes hair easier to style
Adds volume and body, especially for fine/straight hair
Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Makes brushing easier and leaves hair soft and manageable
Target reviewersSmooths dry curls and reduces frizz or breakage
Target reviewersReviewers warn that the newer Ceramide Recharge formula is different and less effective
Target reviewers comparing the old Protein Recharge SKUPrice 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.
$1.76/oz vs $5.69/oz — Color Wow Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment costs about 3.2× more per ounce than L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 549 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.
Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Leave-in Treatment · Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner · 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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