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Davines LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream vs DevaCurl No-Poo Original

92% function match · 10 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 8%. Davines LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream and DevaCurl No-Poo Original share 2 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.

  • LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream — colour-treated hair
  • No-Poo Original — colour-treated 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”.

Trait
Davines LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream — container Davines

LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
DevaCurl No-Poo Original — 12 oz container DevaCurl

No-Poo Original

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$57 16.9 oz · $3.37/oz
$24–30 12 oz · $2.33/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 85% of the 94 co-washes we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a co-wash $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 66% of the 94 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 Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. 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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • 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
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
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-wash
Line
Original
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons · Sephora
Target · Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · brand states
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
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

IngredientLOVE CURL Cleansing CreamNo-Poo Original
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Softens
#5Supporting
#11Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#11Below the 1% line
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream (31)
Full ingredient list — No-Poo Original (26)

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.

VerdictsLOVE CURL Cleansing CreamNo-Poo Original
Supported
2
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
5
0
Potential conflict
1
0

LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream

  • A gentle, low-lather cleansing conditioner for wavy and curly hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Combines cleansing and conditioning in one step, purifying the hair and scalp without stripping natural moisturePotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Up to 5.3 times more nourished hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • 100% less breakageStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Up to 72 hours anti-frizz effect and curl definitionSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • 97.2% Naturally origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 99.5% Biodegradable ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Vegan friendlyStated by brandWorth checking on the label.

No-Poo Original

  • Gently cleanses without harsh sulfatesSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Maintains curl definitionSupportedHolds a clump together.

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 frizz control and how it cleanses. DevaCurl No-Poo Original draws complaints about frizz and how it cleanses.

LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream

The fig-and-citrus scent is a stated reason to like it, with several reviewers calling it salon-like and saying it lingers in the hair after styling

Sephora reviewers

Softness, curl definition and reduced frizz are the three outcomes named again and again, and Sephora's own highlighted attributes match them

Sephora reviewers across curly and wavy textures

The texture is repeatedly called creamy and conditioner-like yet said to rinse clean without weighing hair down — one reviewer with an oily scalp confines it to mid-lengths and ends, another with fine curls says it rinses out without heaviness

Sephora reviewers, fine curly and oily-scalp wavy hair

Reviewers describe it as cleansing without the stripped, dried-out feeling they get from shampoo, which is why frequent washers and people avoiding shampoo keep it in rotation

Sephora reviewers with fine curly, curly and bleached wavy hair

No-Poo Original

A reviewer with sensitive scalp/skin reports this is the only cleanser they can tolerate, leaving hair soft and shiny

sensitive scalp

Reviewers in dry/low-humidity climates report the no-lather cleanse controls frizz and keeps curl pattern defined

dry climate, curly hair

Reviewers with dry, curly hair report the cleanser leaves curls hydrated and bouncy without residue buildup

dry/curly hair type

A long-time user of the product reports the recent reformulation (including a coconut-derived ingredient) triggered scalp irritation/inflammation that the prior formula did not

long-time repeat user, scalp sensitivity

Some reviewers report hair does not feel clean after use and curls end up frizzy/undefined, leading them to return the product

not specified

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.

$2.33/oz vs $3.37/oz — Davines LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream costs about 1.4× more per ounce than DevaCurl No-Poo Original.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $3.37/oz LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream $2.33/oz No-Poo Original

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 94 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readLOVE CURL Cleansing CreamNo-Poo Original
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
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.

LOVE CURL Cleansing Cream · No-Poo Original · 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.
  • 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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