Side by side
Kerastase Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner vs Kerastase Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner
90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 64%. Kerastase Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner and Kerastase Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner — maximum slip
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”.
Kerastase
Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Prestige
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Porous, damaged hairceramides are in the list
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
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
What only one of them carries
Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner
Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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6
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Potato Starch Modified
- starch
- absorbent
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8
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
- 9 Shorea Robusta Seed Butter
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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11
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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12
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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13
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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14
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
- 15 Candelilla Cera / Candelilla Wax / Cire De Candelilla
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16
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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17
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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18
Honey
- humectant
- botanical extract
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19
2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
- ceramide
- emollient
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20
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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21
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- antioxidant
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22
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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23
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner (28)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Distarch Phosphate
- starch
- absorbent
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5
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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6
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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7
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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8
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Peg-150/Decyl Alcohol/Smdi Copolymer
- emulsifier
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11
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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14
Trideceth-10
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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15
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Glycine
- amino acid
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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19
PEG-100 Stearate
- emulsifier
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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22
Steareth-6
- emulsifier
- 23 Trideceth 3
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24
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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26
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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27
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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28
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner
Many reviewers with fine or thin curly hair say it hydrates without weighing curls down, leaving hair shiny and frizz-free.
Reviewers are split on the fragrance: many call it pleasant and long-lasting, while several others say it is too strong for a conditioner this heavy.
Several reviewers with wavy or looser curl patterns say the formula is too light to tame frizz or define their curls, describing hair as frizzy or limp afterward.
A few reviewers say it made hair look oily or dull without feeling any more moisturized, calling the effect disappointing for the price.
Première Fondant Repairing Conditioner
A recurring complaint from a smaller group of reviewers describes the whole pre-shampoo, shampoo, and conditioner system causing significant shedding or breakage, especially on fine or previously weakened hair.
Several reviewers say the fragrance is strong or perfume-like enough that they stopped using the product despite otherwise liking the results.
A few reviewers with balayage or highlighted hair say the line stripped or faded their color faster than expected.
Many reviewers with damaged, over-processed, or color-treated hair report it feels noticeably softer, smoother, and less broken after regular 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.
$7.21/oz vs $7.69/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.
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.
Curl Manifesto Fondant Hydratation Essentielle Conditioner · Première Fondant Repairing 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.
- 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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