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Davines The Purity Circle vs Davines The Wake-Up Circle

93% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 85%. Davines The Purity Circle and Davines The Wake-Up Circle 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.

  • The Purity Circle — protein-sensitive hair
  • The Wake-Up Circle — 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”.

Trait
Davines The Purity Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Purity Circle

  • Scalp treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Davines The Wake-Up Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Wake-Up Circle

  • Scalp treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$7.95 1.69 oz · $5.61/oz
$13 1.69 oz · $7.65/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 61% of the 154 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 52% of the 154 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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 Same
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 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
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, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. 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
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • 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
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Scalp treatmentcream
Scalp treatmentcream
Where to buy
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · brand states
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
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

IngredientThe Purity CircleThe Wake-Up Circle
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#3Leading
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#7Supporting
#5Supporting
Glyceryl Stearate
Softens
#8Supporting
#8Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#10Below the 1% line
Geraniol
Fragrance
#28Below the 1% line
#28Below the 1% line
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#12Below the 1% line
#6Supporting
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Softens
#9Secondary
#7Supporting

What only one of them carries

The Purity Circle

The Wake-Up Circle

Full ingredient list — The Purity Circle (34)
Full ingredient list — The Wake-Up Circle (30)

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.

VerdictsThe Purity CircleThe Wake-Up Circle
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
4
2
Potential conflict
4
0
Vegan friendly
SupportedMatches our researched record.
SupportedMatches our researched record.

The Purity Circle

  • Helps combingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • PurifyingPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • HydratingSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Deep detoxification from pollutionPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Perfect for scalp and hair stressed by environmental factorsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Anti-pollution and anti-oxidant actionStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • High conditioning powerStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Revitalizing, detoxifying and anti-oxidant mask for scalp and hair stressed by environmental factorsPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Eliminates impurities caused by pollution, dust, heavy metals for a purifying routinePotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.

The Wake-Up Circle

  • gives energy and volume to dull hair and restores tone and hydration to the scalpPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • 91,2% Naturally origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • This product does not contain any ingredients of animal origin.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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.

Davines The Purity Circle draws complaints about the price; Davines The Wake-Up Circle draws complaints about dryness.

The Purity Circle

The single pouch is repeatedly called good value because it lasts many applications, from five uses on longer hair to ten or more on a short cut, used every one to four weeks.

repeat buyers

Hair comes out soft and shiny without feeling greasy or weighed down, which several reviewers contrast favourably with the other Davines masks.

general reviewers, including coarse dry and wavy hair

Reviewers describe the scalp feeling cleaned out and 'detoxed' after use, several on a stylist's recommendation, and a hard-water user says it brought back shine and colour brightness by clearing buildup.

salon clients, one hard-water user, short and long hair

The complaint side is that it does nothing noticeable: a minority felt no effect on hair or scalp and said the quality did not justify the price, while still rating the brand highly.

the 5% one-to-three-star reviewers, several outside the US

The Wake-Up Circle

Hair comes out silky, smooth and less tangled, and highlighted or heat-damaged hair is described as feeling repaired; a few leave a trace in as a leave-in.

highlighted and heat-styled hair

Reviewers with sensitive or reactive scalps say it calms itching and leaves the scalp feeling cleaned, several on a stylist's advice after sun or sea exposure.

sensitive and reactive scalps, curly hair

Fine or bleached hair is the one segment that reports a bad result, dry and hard to comb; others say the small pouch needs a generous amount before the effect shows, which is costly on long hair.

fine bleached hair, long hair

The spicy scent divides reviewers: most call it gorgeous and a reason to rebuy, but the critical reviews are almost all about it being too strong and lingering through the next wash.

general reviewers; the complaint side of the corpus

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.

$5.61/oz vs $7.65/oz — Davines The Wake-Up Circle costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Davines The Purity Circle.

$1.25/oz median $7.19/oz $55.03/oz $5.61/oz The Purity Circle $7.65/oz The Wake-Up Circle

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 154 scalp treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readThe Purity CircleThe Wake-Up Circle
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments 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.

The Purity Circle vs The Scalp Restore Hair & Scalp Mask - Charcoal + MintRaw Sugar · 95% function matchThe Wake-Up Circle vs Oh! Fresh Deep Herbal Scalp & Hair PackHair+ · 90% function matchThe Purity Circle vs Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up RemoverNizoral · 90% function matchThe Wake-Up Circle vs The Scalp Restore Hair & Scalp Mask - Charcoal + MintRaw Sugar · 88% function matchThe Purity Circle vs Oh! Fresh Deep Herbal Scalp & Hair PackHair+ · 85% function matchThe Wake-Up Circle vs Pink Hair and Scalp MudESPA · 87% function matchThe Purity Circle vs Pink Hair and Scalp MudESPA · 83% function matchThe Wake-Up Circle vs Lavender & Lychee Daily Scalp Moisturizing LotionMielle Organics · 87% function match

The Purity Circle · The Wake-Up Circle · All scalp treatments 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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