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Davines The Wake-Up Circle vs Nizoral Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover

85% function match · 5 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 47%. Davines The Wake-Up Circle and Nizoral Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover 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
  • Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover — maximum slip

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
Nizoral

Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover

  • Scalp treatment
  • Drugstore
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$13 1.69 oz · $7.65/oz
$11.99 5 oz · $2.40/oz

Compared at different sizes — 5 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 53% of the 152 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Lower cost than most scalp treatments $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 88% 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 Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. 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
—
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
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
Low Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. 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
  • 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
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
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
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
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Vegan
Vegan · label states
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Use stage
—
Before shampoo (directions incomplete)
Start on
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dry hair
Label wait
—
not stated on the label
Needs
—
not stated on the label

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 CirclePre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#4Supporting
#5Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#11Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

The Wake-Up Circle

Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover

Full ingredient list — The Wake-Up Circle (30)
Full ingredient list — Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover (21)

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 CirclePre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover
Supported
1
0
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
2
4
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.

Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover

  • Exfoliates and renews with micro exfoliating technologyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Removes scalp build up, dead skin cells & residueStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Safe to use on all hair types including color-treated, chemically processed and gray hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • No sulfates, parabens, artificial fragrances or dyesStated 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.

Both praised for slip. 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

Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover

Reviewers with curly, coily or loc hair report it effectively lifts flakes and leaves the scalp feeling clean.

curly / coily / loc hair

Some reviewers say their hair feels lighter and easier to move or detangle after use.

general reviewers

Reviewers with long hair say the exfoliating grit is hard to rinse out completely and can get stuck in the strands.

long hair

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.

$2.40/oz vs $7.65/oz — Davines The Wake-Up Circle costs about 3.2× more per ounce than Nizoral Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover.

$1.25/oz median $7.12/oz $55.03/oz $7.65/oz The Wake-Up Circle $2.40/oz Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up

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 CirclePre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover
Label
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments per ounce.
Lower cost than most scalp treatmentsCosts less per ounce than most scalp treatments 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.

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The Wake-Up Circle · Pre-Shampoo Scalp Build-Up Remover · 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.
  • 7 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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