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Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner vs Kristin Ess Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner

83% function match · 4 of the 6 functions we compared match Formula overlap 26%. Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner and Kristin Ess Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner 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.

  • Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner — dry, thirsty hair
  • Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner — protein-sensitive 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
Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner — 10 oz container Goldwell

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Masstige
  • Moisture-rich
Kristin Ess Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner — 10 oz container Kristin Ess

Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$19 10 oz · $2.15/oz
$12 10 oz · $1.20/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 61% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 62% 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
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. 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
Low Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
—
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Hard-water defence
—
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • 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
Conditionercream
Conditioner
Where to buy
Salons
Brand website · Ulta
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying ConditionerMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#4Supporting
Sodium PCA
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#21Below the 1% line
Panthenol
Detangles
#7Supporting
#19Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#16Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#18Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line
Ethylhexylglycerin
Softens
#14Below the 1% line
#31Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner

Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner (22)
Full ingredient list — Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner (41)

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.

VerdictsDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying ConditionerMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
5
0
Potential conflict
0
1

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner

  • Features rice proteins for strengthening effectsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Visibly and touchably more volume for fine and limp hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Instantly detangles while providing weightless careStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Formulated with Multi-Minerals and Instant Microfluidic TechnologyStated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
  • Color-fade protectionStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner

  • veganSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • cruelty-freeSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • color + keratin safePotential conflictNot in the ingredient list.
  • free of drying alcohols, sulfates, parabens, phthalates + siliconesSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

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.

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner

seen as a more affordable way to get salon-quality results than buying it directly from a salon

customers who previously bought it at a salon and switched to buying online

recommended by stylists as a solution for straight, fine, abundant hair that is otherwise hard to style

a reviewer with straight, fine, abundant hair introduced to it at a salon

leaves hair clean and moisturized without heaviness, and a small amount lasts a long time since a little goes far

a longtime user who alternates it with the matching shampoo

adds body to thinning or fine hair without weighing it down

reviewers specifically looking for volume on fine or thinning hair

Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner

A small number of reviewers reported noticeable hair loss, scalp itching, or irritation after extended use of this conditioner.

Reviewers with curly and wavy hair frequently single out the strong, long-lasting fragrance as this conditioner's most memorable trait.

A recurring complaint is that the thick formula is difficult to dispense from its bottle.

Several reviewers describe the fragrance as overpowering, chemical-smelling, or triggering headaches with continued use.

Many reviewers say the conditioner leaves curls soft, shinier, and easier to detangle after 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.

$1.20/oz vs $2.15/oz — Goldwell Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner costs about 1.8× more per ounce than Kristin Ess Moisture Rich Curl Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $2.15/oz Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bo $1.20/oz Moisture Rich Curl Conditi

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

Value readDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying ConditionerMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner
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.

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner vs Prickly Pear Hydration Shine ConditionerKlorane · 92% function matchMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner vs CurlBond ConditionerDevaCurl · 95% function matchDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner vs CurlHeights ConditionerDevaCurl · 83% function matchMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner vs Surf Creme Rinse Texturizing ConditionerBumble and bumble · 93% function matchDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner vs Puremix Activated Charcoal Purifying ConditionerRusk · 79% function matchMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner vs CurlHeights ConditionerDevaCurl · 93% function matchDualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner vs Color Protect ConditionerPaul Mitchell · 79% function matchMoisture Rich Curl Conditioner vs Kids Daily Care Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Tear-Free ConditionerNot Your Mother's · 90% function match

Dualsenses Ultra Volume Bodifying Conditioner · Moisture Rich Curl 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.
  • 10 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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