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DevaCurl CurlHeights Conditioner vs Free & Clear Conditioner for Sensitive Skin

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 47%. DevaCurl CurlHeights Conditioner and Free & Clear Conditioner for Sensitive Skin share 2 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.

  • CurlHeights Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
  • Conditioner for Sensitive Skin — 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
DevaCurl CurlHeights Conditioner — 12 oz container DevaCurl

CurlHeights Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Free & Clear Conditioner for Sensitive Skin — 12 oz container Free & Clear

Conditioner for Sensitive Skin

  • Conditioner
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$28 12 oz · $1.95/oz
$16.38 12 oz · $1.37/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 57% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 56% of the 689 conditioners 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
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. 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
Hard-water defence Same
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Unscentedfree of strong smells
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • If scent matters to younothing is added here
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
CurlHeights
Free & Clear Sensitive Skin
Where to buy
Brand website · Ulta · Amazon
Amazon · Target · Grocery / mass
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent
Scented, not described
Unscented

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 ConditionerConditioner for Sensitive Skin
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#3Leading
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

CurlHeights Conditioner

Conditioner for Sensitive Skin

Full ingredient list — CurlHeights Conditioner (23)
Full ingredient list — Conditioner for Sensitive Skin (11)

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 ConditionerConditioner for Sensitive Skin
Supported
0
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
3
Potential conflict
0
0

CurlHeights Conditioner

  • Helps detangle and improve combability by 73%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 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.

Conditioner for Sensitive Skin

  • Hypoallergenic, sulfate-free formulation for sensitive skinSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • #1 Dermatologist-Recommended Brand for Sensitive SkinStated by brandPopularity, not performance.
  • Formulated without dyes, lanolin, and formaldehyde releasersStated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
  • pH-balanced for all hair typesStated 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.

Free & Clear Conditioner for Sensitive Skin draws complaints about tangling and dryness.

CurlHeights Conditioner

Good detangling slip and manageability

Softens hair and leaves no residue while hydrating and boosting bounce

Improves curl definition with a noticeable volumizing effect

Reduces frizz and makes detangling easy

Conditioner for Sensitive Skin

Redesigned pump bottle preferred over older squeeze bottle

Fragrance-free formula well tolerated by sensitive/acne-prone skin, some reviewers report it prevents body breakouts from runoff

sensitive-skin reviewers

Lightweight, does not weigh hair down

reviewers with fine or dense hair

Low slip, described as tacky/gummy, difficult to detangle with

Reviewers with dry or textured hair report it leaves hair feeling dry and unmanageable

reviewers with dry/textured 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.

$1.37/oz vs $1.95/oz — DevaCurl CurlHeights Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Free & Clear Conditioner for Sensitive Skin.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $1.95/oz CurlHeights Conditioner $1.37/oz Conditioner for Sensitive

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readCurlHeights ConditionerConditioner for Sensitive Skin
Label
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for conditioners 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 Conditioner vs Moisture Rich Curl ConditionerKristin Ess · 93% function matchConditioner for Sensitive Skin vs Vanicream ConditionerVanicream · 100% function matchCurlHeights Conditioner vs Chamomile and Comfrey Nourishing ConditionerCreme of Nature · 90% function matchConditioner for Sensitive Skin vs Chamomile and Comfrey Nourishing ConditionerCreme of Nature · 100% function matchCurlHeights Conditioner vs Vanicream ConditionerVanicream · 90% function matchConditioner for Sensitive Skin vs Hydra Source Conditioning BalmBiolage · 100% function matchCurlHeights Conditioner vs Hydra Source Conditioning BalmBiolage · 90% function matchConditioner for Sensitive Skin vs Buildup Balancing Hemp ACV ConditionerAcure · 95% function match

CurlHeights Conditioner · Conditioner for Sensitive Skin · 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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