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Davines The Wake-Up Circle vs ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

87% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 52%. Davines The Wake-Up Circle and ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud share 4 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.

  • The Wake-Up Circle — protein-sensitive hair
  • Pink Hair and Scalp Mud — fragrance-free

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 Wake-Up Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Wake-Up Circle

  • Scalp treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud — 6.09 oz container ESPA

Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

  • Scalp treatment
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$13 1.69 oz · $7.65/oz
$75 6.09 oz · $12.32/oz

Compared at different sizes — 6.09 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 53% of the 152 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 62% of the 152 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 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
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
None listed No fragrance is listed. 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 Differs
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Hard-water defence Differs
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. 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
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
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 treatment
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website · Specialty beauty
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
—
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Cruelty-free · brand states
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

IngredientThe Wake-Up CirclePink Hair and Scalp Mud
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#5Supporting
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#6Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#3Leading
Glyceryl Stearate
Softens
#8Supporting
#8Supporting
Geraniol
Fragrance
#28Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

The Wake-Up Circle

Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

Full ingredient list — The Wake-Up Circle (30)
Full ingredient list — Pink Hair and Scalp Mud (40)

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 Wake-Up CirclePink Hair and Scalp Mud
Supported
1
3
Partly supported
1
2
Stated by brand
2
1
Potential conflict
0
0

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.
  • Vegan friendlySupportedMatches our researched record.

Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

  • Intensive treatment mask to condition and nourish hair and scalpSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Multi-purpose, mineral-rich mask for hair and bodyPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Vitamin C-rich Watercress and Red Clay soothe and nourish the scalpSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • deeply conditions, to leave hair soft and smoothPartly supportedSome smoothing, in dry air.
  • helps promote stronger, healthy looking, manageable hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Suitable for all hair types, especially dry or weak hairStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.

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 how gentle it is. Davines The Wake-Up Circle draws complaints about dryness.

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

Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

Reviewers repeatedly report hair coming out noticeably softer and shinier, with several saying it improved manageability

UK retailer customers, several naming fine, highlighted or curly hair

People with sensitive or dry scalps say it leaves the scalp feeling hydrated and soothed rather than stripped

UK retailer customers describing sensitive scalps and dry, irritated skin

Buyers treat it as a multi-purpose product, using the same jar on face and body as well as hair, and describe the experience as spa-like

UK retailer customers, including some describing skin conditions and chlorine exposure from swimming

Several reviewers say the results are better when it is left on overnight than when the directions' 20 minutes are followed

repeat purchasers describing how they changed their routine

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.

$7.65/oz vs $12.32/oz — ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Davines The Wake-Up Circle.

$1.25/oz median $7.12/oz $55.03/oz $7.65/oz The Wake-Up Circle $12.32/oz Pink Hair and Scalp Mud

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 152 scalp treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readThe Wake-Up CirclePink Hair and Scalp Mud
Label
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits 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.

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The Wake-Up Circle · Pink Hair and Scalp Mud · 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.
  • 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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