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Lion Locs Co-Wash vs Nature Skin Shop Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner

77% function match · 8 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 34%. Lion Locs Co-Wash and Nature Skin Shop Marula Oil 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
  • Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner — 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
Lion Locs Co-Wash — container Lion Locs

Co-Wash

  • Co-wash
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Nature Skin Shop

Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$17.97 8 oz · $2.25/oz
$25 16.5 oz · $1.52/oz

Compared at different sizes — 16.5 oz against 8 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a co-wash $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 57% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 68% 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 Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
High Your hair
High 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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is 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
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Regular clarifyingthere is no detergent here to clear residue
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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-WashMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Buildup
#2Leading
#3Leading
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Protein
#5Supporting
#8Supporting
Panthenol
Detangles
#6Supporting
#7Supporting

What only one of them carries

Co-Wash

Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Co-Wash (17)
Full ingredient list — Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner (21)

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-WashMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
3
1
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.

Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner

  • Gently cleanse, deeply condition, and repair dry, damaged, or color-treated hairSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Preserves Your Color VibrancyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Fights Frizz & Adds Incredible SoftnessSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • A true 'co-wash' - a soap-free and sulfate-free formula that uses nourishing conditioners and gentle cleansing agents to lift away impurities without stripping your hairSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Superior slip to detangle and prevent breakagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.

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. Nature Skin Shop Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about 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

Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner

Colour-treated and highlighted reviewers are the largest group and consistently say repeated washing leaves their colour looking vibrant rather than faded, without the stripped feeling they associate with shampoo

Walmart reviewers with colour-treated or highlighted hair

Reviewers with dry, frizzy or heat-damaged hair report it makes detangling easier and leaves visible softness and shine after a single wash

Walmart reviewers describing dry or damaged hair

The one performance complaint in the set comes from fine hair: a reviewer found it too heavy and said it left her hair looking oily even though it felt soft

a 4-star Walmart reviewer with fine hair, who noted it worked for a friend but not for her

Scent opinion is split rather than settled — one reviewer names the smell as a reason to repurchase while another asks for it to be stronger

two Walmart reviewers, one 5-star and one 4-star

The near-absence of lather divides people: some frame it positively as a shampoo alternative that does not strip, while another explicitly wishes it foamed more

Walmart reviewers comparing it against traditional shampoo

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.

$1.52/oz vs $2.25/oz — Lion Locs Co-Wash costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Nature Skin Shop Marula Oil Cleansing Conditioner.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $2.25/oz Co-Wash $1.52/oz Marula Oil Cleansing Condi

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

Value readCo-WashMarula Oil 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 matchMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner vs Shea Butter Coconut Oil Co-Wash Cleansing ConditionerLuster's Pink · 94% function matchCo-Wash vs Curl Drench Cleansing Co-WashJane Carter Solution · 81% function matchMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner vs Nutricurls Waves & Curls Cleansing ConditionerWella · 92% function matchCo-Wash vs CoWash Me Cleansing ConditionerAlikay Naturals · 81% function matchMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner vs Curl Drench Cleansing Co-WashJane Carter Solution · 92% function matchCo-Wash vs Argan Botanical Cleansing ConditionerNature Skin Shop · 77% function matchMarula Oil Cleansing Conditioner vs Co-Wash Cleansing ConditionerMopTop · 92% function match

Co-Wash · Marula Oil 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.
  • 6 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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