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Design Essentials Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé vs L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner

89% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 39%. Design Essentials Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé and L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner share 3 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.

  • Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé — maximum slip
  • Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner — heat styling

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
Design Essentials

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
L'Oreal Elvive

Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$9.99 12 oz · $0.83/oz
$8.99 5.1 oz · $1.76/oz

Compared at different sizes — 12 oz against 5.1 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most leave-ins $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 87% of the 481 leave-ins we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 61% of the 553 leave-ins 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
Oils and butters Same
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. 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
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Heat protection
—
Stated to 450°F The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • 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
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
Leave-in
Leave-incream
Where to buy
Brand website · Retail
Brand website · Target · Drugstore
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
—
up to 450°F

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

IngredientCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk SouffléTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#2Leading
#4Supporting
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#24Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Dimethicone
Buildup
#21Below the 1% line
#2Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#26Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé

Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé (26)
Full ingredient list — Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner (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.

VerdictsCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk SouffléTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Supported
1
0
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
0
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé

  • defined, nourished, and frizz-freeSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner

  • Leave In Protein Hair TreatmentStated by brandHow to use it, not a claim.
  • Helps recharge strength and protect against up to 450F heatPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
  • The #1 brand in repairStated by brandPopularity, not performance.

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 and strength and repair.

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé

Customers report the product works exceptionally well for protective styling with braids and twists, keeping hair moisturized and reducing breakage during removal

customers using product with protective hairstyles

Multiple reviewers praise the product for being lightweight yet providing excellent moisture and softness that persists for days after application

customers describing daily use results with natural curls

Multiple reviewers note the product delivers defined curls with shine and a pleasant fragrance they enjoy using

customers describing aesthetic results and scent

Several long-time customers report the formula or consistency has changed, with recent purchases arriving runny, watery, or with inconsistent texture compared to the original product

long-term customers noting product quality decline

Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner

Makes brushing easier and leaves hair soft and manageable

Target reviewers

Smooths dry curls and reduces frizz or breakage

Target reviewers

Reviewers warn that the newer Ceramide Recharge formula is different and less effective

Target reviewers comparing the old Protein Recharge SKU

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.

$0.83/oz vs $1.76/oz — L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner costs about 2.1× more per ounce than Design Essentials Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé.

$0.01/oz median $2.17/oz $76.00/oz $0.83/oz Coconut & Monoi Deep Moist $1.76/oz Total Repair 5 Protein Rec

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk SouffléTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner
Label
Lower cost than most leave-insCosts less per ounce than most leave-ins we have researched.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins 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.

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé vs Half & Half Hydrating Silkening Hair MilkAunt Jackie's · 93% function matchTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner vs Run-Through Detangling PrimerOribe · 93% function matchCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé vs Kukui & Coconut Hydrating Leave-In ConditionerDesign Essentials · 90% function matchTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner vs Half & Half Hydrating Silkening Hair MilkAunt Jackie's · 93% function matchCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé vs Dream Kids Olive Miracle Detangling Moisturizing Leave-In ConditionerAfrican Pride · 90% function matchTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner vs Kid's Detangling SpraySuavecito · 92% function matchCoconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé vs Curl Talk Leave-In ConditionerNot Your Mother's · 88% function matchTotal Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner vs Blow Dry StylerOdele · 92% function match

Coconut & Monoi Deep Moisture Milk Soufflé · Total Repair 5 Protein Recharge Leave In Conditioner · All leave-ins 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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