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Head & Shoulders Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

93% function match · 6 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 3%. Head & Shoulders Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse share 1 ingredient 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.

  • Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse — protein-hungry hair

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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
Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse — 33.8 oz container Paul Mitchell

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Lightweight
Price, size & price per ounce
$9.97 9.4 oz · $1.38/oz
$67 33.8 oz · $1.98/oz

Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 9.4 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 55% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 58% 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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
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
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
High Your hair
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Protein
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Hard-water defence
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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
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
Awapuhi Wild Ginger
Where to buy
Drugstore · Grocery / mass
Salons · Ulta · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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

IngredientSupreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp ConditionerAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse
Water
Neutral
#2Leading
#1Leading
Dimethicone
Buildup
#8Supporting
#11Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Stabilizes
#12Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner (13)
Full ingredient list — Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse (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.

VerdictsSupreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp ConditionerAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse
Supported
0
4
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner

  • sulfate freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • with jojoba oil and naturally derived argan oilStated by brandA brand’s own definition.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

  • Daily, color-safe conditionerSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Instantly detangles and replenishes dry, thirsty strandsSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Strengthens with KeraTriplex® keratin protein technologySupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Color Safe, Paraben Free, Made Without GlutenSupportedPreserved without parabens.

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.

Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner

A small number of reviewers report a serious adverse reaction — one describes significant hair shedding they trace to the ingredient list's methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone preservative and warns people who have reacted to that preservative in other brands to avoid it.

A number of reviewers received the product as a free PINCHme or Influenster sample and report using it paired with the matching shampoo as a routine for dandruff and dry-scalp relief.

Many reviewers say the conditioner leaves hair noticeably smoother and softer, often naming frizz control and easier detangling or brushing as the specific benefit.

Reviewers repeatedly describe the fragrance as pleasant and noticeable rather than medicinal, several noting it lingers on hair for a day or more after washing.

A recurring complaint is that the conditioner feels slick or weighs hair down, with some reviewers saying it left their scalp or roots oily the day after use, especially those with fine or already-oily hair.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

Reported to reduce dryness and add lasting moisture with regular use

users with dry hair

Valued for softening gray/white hair specifically

gray/white-haired users

Users report visible compliments on hair when applied mid-shaft to ends, avoiding roots

fine/oily-scalp users applying strategically

Praised for effortless detangling

general users

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.

$1.38/oz vs $1.98/oz — Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Head & Shoulders Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $1.38/oz Supreme Nourish & Smooth H $1.98/oz Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream

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

Value readSupreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp ConditionerAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits 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.

Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp Conditioner · Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse · 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.
  • 14 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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