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Nature Skin Shop Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar vs Sachajuan Hair Cleansing Cream

88% function match · 10 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 31%. Nature Skin Shop Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar and Sachajuan Hair Cleansing Cream share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar — colour-treated hair
  • Hair Cleansing Cream — colour-treated hair

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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
Nature Skin Shop Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar — container, alternate view Nature Skin Shop

Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar

  • Co-wash
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Sachajuan Hair Cleansing Cream — container Sachajuan

Hair Cleansing Cream

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$20
$54 16.9 oz · $3.20/oz
Value / price positioning
Not enough priced co-washes to place it Masstige tier
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 83% 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
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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 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
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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • 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-washbar
Co-washcream
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website · Specialty beauty
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
How often
—
as needed

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-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner BarHair Cleansing Cream
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#4Supporting
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Detangles
#3Leading
#6Supporting
Water
Neutral
#8Supporting
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar

Hair Cleansing Cream

Full ingredient list — Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar (9)
Full ingredient list — Hair Cleansing Cream (28)

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-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner BarHair Cleansing Cream
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
2
2
Potential conflict
1
0

Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar

  • 3-in-1 solid barStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Gently cleanse, deeply condition, and nourish your hair without ever stripping its natural oilsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Soap-free formula lifts away impurities without stripping natural oilsPotential conflictLikely to weigh hair down.
  • Provides slip to effortlessly detangle knots and reduce breakageStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Hair Cleansing Cream

  • Formulated without parabens and sulfatesSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Helps maintain natural moisture and balanceSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Leaves hair with a soft, effortless second-day hair textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Promotes shinePartly supportedA hint of gloss.
  • Ideal for damaged, coarse, and chemical-treated hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 frizz control. Sachajuan Hair Cleansing Cream draws complaints about weight.

Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar

Plastic reduction is a stated reason people switched, and the reviewers who came from a bottled co-wash report the bar matched or beat it rather than being a compromise

brand-site reviewers who name zero-waste or plastic-free as their motivation

Reviewers with dry, high-porosity or winter-static hair say the bar delivers moisture on the level of a deep-conditioning treatment rather than a wash, and that frizz drops noticeably

brand-site reviewers describing dry or high-porosity hair

Curly-haired reviewers report better curl definition and simpler wash days, with several writing as repeat buyers on a second bar

brand-site reviewers with curly hair, including repeat purchasers

There is a real learning curve with the solid format: the bar feels hard and unyielding on first use and has to be warmed in the hands under warm water before it glides through hair

a brand-site reviewer describing her first wash, framed as something she had to work out for herself

Hair Cleansing Cream

The fragrance is named unprompted as a reason to keep repurchasing, including by reviewers who otherwise rate it critically

Amazon US reviewers at both ends of the rating scale

It is repeatedly described as non-stripping on hair that other cleansers dry out - dry, frizzy, coarse or double-processed hair left soft and silky - and users washing once a week report a bottle lasting months

5-star Amazon US reviewers, one with very long double-processed hair using about six pumps

Reviewers use it as a between-shampoos cleanser rather than a shampoo replacement and describe getting genuinely clean second-day hair out of it without any lather, several noting that other no-lather cleansers had failed them

Amazon US reviewers, including one with fine grease-prone hair

The failure mode critical reviewers report is greasiness or a straw-like feel, both tied to using it on its own: hair turning greasy by mid-day, or feeling worse than with a conventional shampoo-and-conditioner pair

1- and 2-star Amazon US reviewers comparing it against their usual 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.

Hair Cleansing Cream

Against 95 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readCo-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner BarHair Cleansing Cream
Label
Not enough priced co-washes to place itWe need more comparable products before we can place this.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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 Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar vs Creamy Curly Co-Wash with Coconut & AloeTaliah Waajid · 100% function matchHair Cleansing Cream vs Alba Ramos Clean Curls 2-in-1 Curl Conditioner + Co-WashDERMA E · 96% function matchCo-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar vs Coconut CoWash Cleansing ConditionerAs I Am · 92% function matchHair Cleansing Cream vs Lavender Aloe Moisturizing CowashEden BodyWorks · 92% function matchCo-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar vs Born Curly Cowash Cleansing ConditionerAs I Am · 92% function matchHair Cleansing Cream vs Coco Twist Curl Defining Sulfate & Silicone Free Coconut Co-WashMethod · 92% function matchCo-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar vs Born Curly CowashAs I Am · 92% function matchHair Cleansing Cream vs A Curl Can Dream Co-WashMatrix · 92% function match

Co-Wash Clean Locks Cleansing Conditioner Bar · Hair Cleansing Cream · 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.
  • 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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