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MONDAY Haircare SMOOTH Conditioner vs ORS Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture

95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 24%. MONDAY Haircare SMOOTH Conditioner and ORS Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture 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.

  • SMOOTH Conditioner — protein-hungry hair
  • Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture — 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
MONDAY Haircare SMOOTH Conditioner — 12 oz container MONDAY Haircare

SMOOTH Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
ORS Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture — 12.25 oz container ORS

Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Fragrance-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$7.49 12 oz · $0.62/oz
$8.99 12.25 oz · $0.73/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 85% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 82% 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
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 Same
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
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 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
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
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
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • 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
Where to buy
Target · Costco · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • fragrance-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
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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

IngredientSMOOTH ConditionerOlive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Dimethicone
Buildup
#3Leading
#11Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#2Leading

What only one of them carries

SMOOTH Conditioner

Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture

Full ingredient list — SMOOTH Conditioner (26)
Full ingredient list — Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture (33)

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.

VerdictsSMOOTH ConditionerOlive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture
Supported
3
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
4
1
Potential conflict
0
0

SMOOTH Conditioner

  • Award-winning formulationStated by brandPopularity, not performance.
  • No sulfates or parabensSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Certified cruelty-freeSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • Dermatologically testedStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Recyclable bottlesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Subtle gardenia scentStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Wheat Protein locks in moisture and helps prevent frizz; Avocado Oil creates a protective barrierSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture

  • deeply penetrates to restore moisture and shineSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • fortifies and balances moisture and protein levelsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • results in stronger, healthier, shiny and manageable hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • suitable for all hair typesStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.

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.

SMOOTH Conditioner

Many reviewers say the conditioner leaves hair feeling soft with a shine they like, and several call out the gardenia scent by name.

A recurring complaint is that the conditioner leaves hair feeling oily or is difficult to rinse out completely.

Multiple reviewers note it performs better on fine or frizzy hair than on thick hair, where results are more mixed.

Several reviewers report it tames frizz well in a lightweight formula that doesn't weigh hair down.

Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture

Reviewers with high-porosity, coily or curly (type 4) hair say it hydrates and makes their curls pop while keeping hair soft and manageable.

Reviewers describe visibly softer, healthier-feeling hair, and several say they use it as a weekly deep-conditioning treatment rather than only a quick rinse-out.

The scent is repeatedly called bold and long-lasting, and several reviewers say they have used this exact conditioner loyally for decades.

Some reviewers specifically value that the formula contains no alcohol, and one noted the scent, while bold, is not their favorite for very tight coils.

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.

$0.62/oz vs $0.73/oz — ORS Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture costs about 1.2× more per ounce than MONDAY Haircare SMOOTH Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $0.62/oz SMOOTH Conditioner $0.73/oz Olive Oil Strengthen and R

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

Value readSMOOTH ConditionerOlive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture
Label
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners we have researched.
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners 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.

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SMOOTH Conditioner · Olive Oil Strengthen and Restore Replenishing Conditioner for Revitalizing Moisture · 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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