Side by side
Design Essentials Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner vs Design Essentials Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner
53% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 25%. Design Essentials Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner and Design Essentials Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner — protein-hungry hair
- Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner — 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”.
Design Essentials
Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
Design Essentials
Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- 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
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
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
What only one of them carries
Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner
Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner (16)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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5
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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8
Polyquaternium-32
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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9
Paraffinum Liquidum
- emollient
- sealant
- oil
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10
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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12
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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13
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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14
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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15
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner (18)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Paraffinum Liquidum
- emollient
- sealant
- oil
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4
Polyquaternium-32
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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5
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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6
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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9
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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10
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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11
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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12
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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13
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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14
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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17
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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18
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner
This lightweight moisturizing conditioner, enriched with Sweet Almond Oil and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, instantly hydrates and detangles
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Sweet Almond Oil delivers shine and softness, ensuring hair stays sleek and manageable
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner
Rejuvenate your hair and scalp with the stimulating power of the Rosemary & Mint Super Moisturizing Conditioner.
SupportedHelps 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 moisture. Design Essentials Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner draws complaints about tangling and the packaging.
Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner
Praised for fast absorption and easy rinse-out, useful for quick wash-day routines.
A reviewer with low-porosity hair notes the product absorbs quickly, atypical for products they've tried that usually sit on top of the hair.
low-porosity hairLong-time repeat users describe it as reliably effective for deep moisture retention over years of use.
multi-year repeat customersRecurring shipping/fulfillment complaints (delayed tracking, damaged packaging) that are independent of the formula's performance.
fulfillment/shipping issue, not formula performanceSome reviewers report the conditioner dried out or tangled their hair rather than softening it.
Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing Conditioner
Reviewers with locs and coarse/dry hair report it noticeably reduces dryness and itchiness and leaves hair moisturized and bouncy
locs / coarse dry hairSome reviewers note visibly reduced frizz and shedding/breakage with regular use
fine or breakage-prone hairReviewers describe a strong tingling/stimulating scalp sensation as a distinguishing, liked feature
generalSalon/stylist reviewers use it as part of an in-salon service and report client satisfaction with the aroma and results
stylists / salon clientsPrice 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.
$1.06/oz vs $1.19/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.
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.
Almond Butter Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner · Rosemary & Mint Stimulating Super Moisturizing 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.
- 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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