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Mielle Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner vs Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler

95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 54%. Mielle Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner and Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler share 3 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.

  • Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler — 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”.

Trait
Mielle Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner — 6 oz container Mielle

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Taliah Waajid

Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$8.39 6 oz · $1.86/oz
$7.95 8 oz · $0.99/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 55% of the 481 leave-ins we’ve priced
Lower cost than most leave-ins $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 80% of the 481 leave-ins 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 Differs
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. 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
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Low 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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
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 scent
  • 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
Leave-inspray
Leave-inlotion
Where to buy
Brand website
Amazon · Walmart
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Mint & herbal · Fresh & airy
Mint & herbal · Sweet & vanilla

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

IngredientBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In ConditionerCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#5Supporting
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Moisturizes
#7Supporting
#8Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#8Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner

Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler

Full ingredient list — Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner (27)
Full ingredient list — Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler (14)

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.

VerdictsBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In ConditionerCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
Supported
1
4
Partly supported
2
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner

  • Visibly Repairs Hair in Just One UsePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Damage-Free StylingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Preps and helps protect hair from breakage and frizz during stylingPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Made without parabens, sulfates, phthalates, silicones, or mineral oilsSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler

  • Rich formula with moisturizers and conditioners like Vitamin E, Olive Oil, Shea Butter, and Silk Protein to nourish and hydrate your hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Infused with natural ingredients like Cocoa Butter, Aloe Vera, and Vegetable Glycerin to provide deep conditioning and detangling benefitsSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Eliminates tangles on contact to leave your hair smooth and manageableSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Can be used on wet or dry hair to detangle and style as desiredSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 the scent. Mielle Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner draws complaints about tangling.

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner

Minty tingle on the scalp 'feels amazing' with a fresh, clean scent; leaves hair moisturized and noticeably helps with dryness and damage

After a few weeks of consistent use, hair looked and felt 'super soft and more smooth' and noticeably healthier

Didn't provide as much slip as other Mielle leave-in conditioners in the line, and one shopper received a container that arrived only half full

Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler

long-time loyal user, maintains curl definition

I've been using this leave in conditioner for 14yrs! It keeps my hair conditioned and beautiful curls

pleasant scent, soft and silky result

It smells good and leaves the hair soft and silky.

effective on very thick, tangled, low-porosity hair without buildup

I have impossibly long wavy tangled super thick hair low porosity hair...Its naturally derived, there's no build up

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.

$0.99/oz vs $1.86/oz — Mielle Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner costs about 1.9× more per ounce than Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler.

$0.01/oz median $2.17/oz $76.00/oz $1.86/oz Babassu & Mint Damage Repa $0.99/oz Curls, Waves & Naturals Th

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In ConditionerCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins per ounce.
Lower cost than most leave-insCosts less per ounce than most leave-ins we have researched.

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.

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner vs Quench! Moisture Intensive Leave-In ConditionerAunt Jackie's · 100% function matchCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler vs Organic White Peony Ultra Moisturizing Leave-In ConditionerMielle · 100% function matchBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner vs Curl Talk Bond Building Leave-In TreatmentNot Your Mother's · 100% function matchCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler vs Easy Herbal Comb Out ConditionerTaliah Waajid · 95% function matchBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner vs Kalahari Melon & Aloe Vera Deep Hydration Multi-Tasking Leave-In ConditionerMielle · 95% function matchCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler vs Quench! Moisture Intensive Leave-In ConditionerAunt Jackie's · 95% function matchBabassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner vs Sensitive Conditioning Detangler - Fragrance FreeHonest · 95% function matchCurls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler vs Rosemary Mint Strengthening Leave-In ConditionerMielle · 95% function match

Babassu & Mint Damage Repair Leave-In Conditioner · Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler · All leave-ins 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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