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Creme of Nature Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner vs Creme of Nature Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner

75% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 71%. Creme of Nature Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner and Creme of Nature Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
  • Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner — protein-sensitive 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
Creme of Nature Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner — 12 oz container Creme of Nature

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Creme of Nature Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner — 12 oz container Creme of Nature

Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$3.86 12 oz · $0.32/oz
$5.52 12 oz · $0.46/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 95% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 92% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
High Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. 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
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
High Your hair
High Your hair
Hard-water defence Differs
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • 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
  • Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • 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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter
—
Where to buy
Brand website · Walmart · Drugstore
—
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Vegan
Not vegan · ingredient list
—
Scent
Fruity · Sweet & vanillaStrong
Scented, not described

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

IngredientCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing ConditionerPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#3Leading
#3Leading
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Softens
#6Supporting
#9Below the 1% line
Isopropyl Alcohol
Drying
#19Below the 1% line
#28Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner

Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner (28)
Full ingredient list — Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner (36)

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.

VerdictsCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing ConditionerPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner
Supported
2
4
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner

  • Deep Moisture Runs in the FamilySupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Formulated to deeply moisturize and soften hair while adding shineSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner

  • Adds softness to the hairStated by brandSubjective feel varies by hair.
  • Aids in easy detanglingSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Moisturizing formulaSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Suitable for color-treated, relaxed, transitioning, and natural hairSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Strengthens weak and brittle bonds to prevent breakage and damageStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Revives dry and damaged strandsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Improves moisture and hair appearanceSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 and the scent. Creme of Nature Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner draws complaints about the packaging.

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner

Several reviewers cite the low price as a reason they repurchase regularly, framing it as good value.

Reviewers with dry or frizzy hair report the conditioner leaves hair soft and well-moisturized without feeling greasy or weighed down.

reviewers specifically mention dry/frizzy hair

Reviewers consistently describe a rich, creamy texture that provides strong slip and makes detangling noticeably easier, especially for curly or thick hair.

several reviewers specify curly or thick hair texture

The mango scent is repeatedly called out as a standout, favorite feature - sweet and fruity without being overpowering.

Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner

Reviewers frequently describe their hair as noticeably softer, smoother and healthier-looking after using this conditioner, some comparing it favorably to pricier bond-repair systems.

verified Walmart buyers, some with relaxed or 4c natural hair

Several reviewers mention the conditioner has a pleasant, not-overpowering scent that they enjoy while it works.

verified Walmart buyers

Many reviewers say the conditioner clearly reduces hair breakage, reporting far less hair coming off when combing or detangling after regular use.

verified Walmart buyers of the 12 oz bottle, several using it as part of the full Plex system with the shampoo

A couple of reviewers complain that the bottle is hard to squeeze the conditioner out of, with one cutting the bottle open to get the remaining product.

verified Walmart 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.

$0.32/oz vs $0.46/oz — Creme of Nature Plex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Creme of Nature Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $0.32/oz Certified Natural Ingredie $0.46/oz Plex Breakage Defense Rest

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing ConditionerPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner
Label
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners we have researched.
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners we have researched.

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.

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner vs Verb Glossy ConditionerVerb · 93% function matchPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner vs Aveda Damage Remedy Reconstructing ConditionerAveda · 98% function matchCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner vs Tahitian Gardenia & Mango Butter Curl Definition ConditionerNot Your Mother's · 92% function matchPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner vs Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Hydrating ConditionerCarol's Daughter · 96% function matchCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner vs Coconut Milk Detangling & Conditioning ConditionerCreme of Nature · 90% function matchPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner vs TRESemme Lamellar Gloss Brilliant Gloss & Sleek Finish Hair Conditioner with Heat ProtectionTRESemme · 95% function matchCertified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner vs MORE LIFE Color Extending ConditionerIGK Hair · 90% function matchPlex Breakage Defense Restoring Conditioner vs Acidic Color Gloss ConditionerRedken · 95% function match

Certified Natural Ingredients Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Conditioner · Plex Breakage Defense Restoring 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.

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