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Lion Locs Co-Wash vs Nature Skin Shop Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner

77% function match · 8 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 34%. Lion Locs Co-Wash and Nature Skin Shop Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Co-Wash — fragrance-free
  • Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner — fragrance-free

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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
Lion Locs Co-Wash — container Lion Locs

Co-Wash

  • Co-wash
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Nature Skin Shop Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner — container Nature Skin Shop

Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$17.97 8 oz · $2.25/oz
$27 16 oz · $1.69/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a co-wash $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 57% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 63% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. Your hair
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
None listed No fragrance is listed. Your hair
None listed No fragrance is listed. Your hair
Protein Same
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
Why you might skip it
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Regular clarifyingthere is no detergent here to clear residue
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
Co-washcream
Co-washcream
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • curly-method compatible

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

IngredientCo-WashArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Softens
#3Leading
#3Leading
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Protein
#5Supporting
#7Supporting
Panthenol
Detangles
#6Supporting
#6Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#9Below the 1% line
#8Supporting

What only one of them carries

Co-Wash

Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Co-Wash (17)
Full ingredient list — Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner (19)

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.

VerdictsCo-WashArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner
Supported
0
2
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
3
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Co-Wash

  • Lightweight Vegan Co WashStated by brandWorth checking on the label.
  • Shampoo and Conditioner for Dreads, Sisterlocks, Locks, & DreadlocksStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • ABSOLUTELY NO: PARABENS, PHTHALATES, SULFATES, SILICONE, PEG'S, DYES, MINERAL OILS, WAX, RESIDUE, BUILD-UP, FLAKEStated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.

Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner

  • Gently cleanses and deeply conditions simultaneouslyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Melts away tangles to reduce breakageSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Delivers glossy shine; controls frizz and flyawaysStated by brandMay help, but not a primary focus.
  • A gentle, low-lather formula that lifts away impurities without the harsh, stripping detergents found in traditional shampooPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Sulfate-freeSupportedGentler 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.

Both praised for moisture and the scent. Nature Skin Shop Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about dryness and weight.

Co-Wash

Loc wearers — dreadlocks, sisterlocks and microlocs — repeatedly say it rinses out easily and leaves no residue or buildup, which is the specific failure mode they are watching for in a creamy cleanser

brand-site reviewers with locs at various stages

It is described as lightweight while still softening: reviewers say locs feel soft and gain body rather than the dry, brittle result they report from other brands

brand-site reviewers, including one recovering hair after hospitalisation and one on a baby-microlocs journey

Scent is among the most-cited reasons for repurchase, with reviewers saying their locs keep smelling fresh between washes

brand-site reviewers

A recurring pattern is people using it as a conditioner, deep conditioner or leave-in rather than as a cleanser — one reviewer says outright that it does not cleanse her hair well enough to keep using as a co-wash but that she loves it as a conditioner

brand-site reviewers, several describing over a year of use as a deep conditioner or winter leave-in

Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner

Slip is called out specifically: long fine-haired and thick-haired reviewers describe knots melting out and wet-brushing becoming effortless, which several tie to less breakage

Walmart reviewers, including one who describes hair that tangles constantly

Reviewers with dry, thirsty or highlight-damaged hair repeatedly say it delivers deep-conditioner-level moisture without leaving hair greasy — the most common single reason given for repurchasing

Walmart reviewers describing dry, coarse or colour-treated hair

The scent is described in near-identical terms by several reviewers — light, botanical and spa-like rather than perfumed — and is treated as part of why the wash feels premium

multiple Walmart reviewers; scent is the widget's top-tagged topic (5 mentions)

The richness has a cost: coarse and very dry hair users say they must use a lot per wash and rinse very thoroughly or it feels heavy, and a couple call the bottle small for what it costs

the 4-star Walmart reviewers, who are the only critical voices in the corpus

Switching to it takes a couple of washes: reviewers describe having to unlearn the expectation of suds before they trusted the low-lather formula was cleaning

Walmart reviewers new to co-washing, including one with wavy 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.

$1.69/oz vs $2.25/oz — Lion Locs Co-Wash costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Nature Skin Shop Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $2.25/oz Co-Wash $1.69/oz Argan Botanical Cleansing

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 95 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readCo-WashArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner
Label
Upper-mid price for a co-washSits in the middle of the range for co-washes per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for co-washes 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.

Co-Wash vs Breath of Fresh Hair Kids Co-Wash & ConditionerUrban Hydration · 85% function matchArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner vs Co-Wash Cleansing ConditionerCongo Professional · 88% function matchCo-Wash vs Curl Drench Cleansing Co-WashJane Carter Solution · 81% function matchArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner vs Marula Oil Cleansing ConditionerNature Skin Shop · 85% function matchCo-Wash vs CoWash Me Cleansing ConditionerAlikay Naturals · 81% function matchArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner vs Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner BarNature Skin Shop · 85% function matchCo-Wash vs Marula Oil Cleansing ConditionerNature Skin Shop · 77% function matchArgan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner vs Eternal Curls Cleansing CrèmeOribe · 85% function match

Co-Wash · Argan Botanical Cleansing Conditioner · All co-washes 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.
  • 7 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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