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DevaCurl CurlHeights Cleanser vs DevaCurl Low-Poo Original

99% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 72%. DevaCurl CurlHeights Cleanser and DevaCurl Low-Poo Original 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.

  • CurlHeights Cleanser — colour-treated hair
  • Low-Poo Original — colour-treated 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
DevaCurl CurlHeights Cleanser — 12 oz container DevaCurl

CurlHeights Cleanser

  • Shampoo
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
DevaCurl Low-Poo Original — 12 oz container DevaCurl

Low-Poo Original

  • Shampoo
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$28 12 oz · $2.33/oz
$28 12 oz · $2.33/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 66% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 66% of the 817 shampoos 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
Cleansing strength Same
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
Expected lather Same
Low A thin, quick-collapsing lather. Your hair
Low A thin, quick-collapsing lather. Your hair
Scalp active Same
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
None No over-the-counter scalp active. 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
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Heavy product buildupthis is not a clarifying wash
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Heavy product buildupthis is not a clarifying wash
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Line
CurlHeights
Original
Where to buy
Brand website · Ulta · Amazon
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanilla

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

IngredientCurlHeights CleanserLow-Poo Original
Water
Neutral
#4Supporting
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#3Leading
#3Leading
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#4Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#2Leading
Sorbitol
Moisturizes
#7Supporting
#18Below the 1% line
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Stabilizes
#8Supporting
#11Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#12Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#18Below the 1% line
#27Below the 1% line
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#19Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Coco-Betaine
Cleanses
#9Secondary
#6Below the 1% line
Disodium EDTA
Stabilizes
#16Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Disodium Phosphate
pH balancer
#22Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

CurlHeights Cleanser

Low-Poo Original

Full ingredient list — CurlHeights Cleanser (26)
Full ingredient list — Low-Poo Original (27)

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.

VerdictsCurlHeights CleanserLow-Poo Original
Supported
0
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

CurlHeights Cleanser

  • 2x Volume at the roots and 83% Frizz reduction for up to 8 hours, when used as a full collectionStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Low-Poo Original

  • SLS/SLES sulfate-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • dermatologist co-developedStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

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 a clean rinse-out and how it cleanses. DevaCurl CurlHeights Cleanser draws complaints about how it cleanses and the packaging; DevaCurl Low-Poo Original draws complaints about dryness and curl definition.

CurlHeights Cleanser

Cleans hair without stripping natural oils, sulfate-free formula

Effective volumizing results, especially combined with rest of CurlHeights system

Removes buildup while leaving hair soft, light, and bouncy (not weighed down)

Requires a large amount of product to feel clean, bottle depletes quickly

Low-Poo Original

Gentle cleansing that doesn't strip moisture, lathers and rinses clean with no residue

Detangling and efficiency ("a little goes a long way")

Left hair dry, brittle, and associated with increased hair loss for some users

Loss of shine, bounce, and curl definition over repeated use

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.

$2.33/oz vs $2.33/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.00/oz median $1.48/oz $17.29/oz $2.33/oz CurlHeights Cleanser $2.33/oz Low-Poo Original

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readCurlHeights CleanserLow-Poo Original
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos 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.

CurlHeights Cleanser vs Low-Poo DelightDevaCurl · 99% function matchLow-Poo Original vs Low-Poo DelightDevaCurl · 100% function matchCurlHeights Cleanser vs Sea Moss ShampooMielle Organics · 94% function matchLow-Poo Original vs Sea Moss ShampooMielle Organics · 94% function matchCurlHeights Cleanser vs Wash Day Delight Sulfate Free Shampoo For Curly HairCarol's Daughter · 93% function matchLow-Poo Original vs Wash Day Delight Sulfate Free Shampoo For Curly HairCarol's Daughter · 93% function matchCurlHeights Cleanser vs Rice Water ShampooAs I Am · 90% function matchLow-Poo Original vs Rice Water ShampooAs I Am · 91% function match

CurlHeights Cleanser · Low-Poo Original · All shampoos 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.
  • 8 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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