Side by side
Creme of Nature Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner vs Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense
83% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Creme of Nature Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner and Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.
These sit in different steps of a routine — Creme of Nature Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner is a leave-in and Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.
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.
- Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner — heat styling
- Heated.Defense — 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”.
Creme of Nature
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner
- Leave-in
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
- Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
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
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner (22)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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3
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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5
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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7
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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8
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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9
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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10
Disiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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11
Polyquaternium-16
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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12
Polyquaternium-6
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Gluconolactone
- humectant
- exfoliant
- hard-water chelator
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14
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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15
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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16
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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17
Benzophenone-4
- UV filter
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18
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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19
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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21
Red 4 (Ci 14700)
- colourant
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22
Yellow 5
- colourant
Full ingredient list — Heated.Defense (24)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Triethylmonium Dimethicone Peg-8 Succinate
- emollient
- light ester
- silicone
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3
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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4
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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5
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Seed Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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8
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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11
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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12
Sodium Coco Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
- conditioning agent
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13
Polyquaternium-55
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
VP/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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17
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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18
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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19
Benzalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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21
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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.
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner
Protects Against Damage & Heat Styling
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Seals in Moisture, Adds Shine & Detangles
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Improves Hair Strength
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Helps Prevent Breakage
SupportedReinforces a damaged strand.Infused with 100% Organic Argan Oil from Morocco
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Dual-Action for Strength & Shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.
Heated.Defense
Protect your hair against daily life's biggest aggressor, heat damage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.A weightless and invisible leave-in treatment foam to protect your hair against damage associated with heated and mechanical tools
Partly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.Providing heat protection up to 232C / 450F
Partly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
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 shine.
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner
Adds shine and softness, works well on 4c/curly hair
Lightweight spray that moisturizes without weighing hair down
Good winter/dry-hair moisturizer with subtle fragrance
Heated.Defense
Lightweight foam protects hair through repeated heat styling
SalonCentric reviewersLeaves curls or thick hair soft, shiny, and healthy
Haircare NZ and Walmart reviewersSome reviewers report little difference after styling
SalonCentric reviewerPrice 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.
$0.89/oz vs $4.80/oz — Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense costs about 5.4× more per ounce than Creme of Nature Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner.
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner
Against 567 leave-ins with a computable unit price.
Heated.Defense
Against 567 heat protectants 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.
Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-in Conditioner · Heated.Defense · 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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