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Not Your Mother's Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler vs Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner

76% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 42%. Not Your Mother's Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler and Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner 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.

  • Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler — fragrance-free
  • Leave-In Conditioner — 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
Not Your Mother's Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler — 8 oz container Not Your Mother's

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner — 3 oz container Original Sprout

Leave-In Conditioner

  • Leave-in
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$6.99 8 oz · $0.87/oz
$12.95 3 oz · $4.32/oz

Compared at different sizes — 8 oz against 3 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most leave-ins $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 85% of the 481 leave-ins we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a leave-in $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 67% 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 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
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. 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 Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
None listed No fragrance is listed. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Unscentedfree of strong smells
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Coarse, very dry hairthis is a light formula for its category
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
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
—
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Unscented
Scented, not described

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

IngredientKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free DetanglerLeave-In Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#4Supporting
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#7Supporting
#3Leading

What only one of them carries

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler

Leave-In Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler (16)
Full ingredient list — Leave-In Conditioner (22)

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.

VerdictsKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free DetanglerLeave-In Conditioner
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler

  • Goodbye tangles, so long fragranceStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Tear-free, aloe vera formula effortlessly detangles for a painless way to softer, shinier, silkier, easier-to-comb-through hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.

Leave-In Conditioner

  • Lightweight formula is made with jojoba protein and arnica for split endsPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Ideal for detangling and to help eliminate frizz from damaged hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.

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 slip and the scent. Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner draws complaints about weight.

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler

Helps brush through toddler tangles with minimal residue/scent: "It really helps the brush slide through my two year old daughter's tangled hair. I love that it doesn't leave much residue and the minimal smell doesn't overwhelm us."

Made a difficult detangling day easier: "The detangler made it easy to get through her hair without issues."

Confirmed fragrance-free, helps saturate and brush through knots: "No scent to interfere either perfume. I've used this, sprayed and saturated the knots. This did help make my hair easier to brush through!"

Soft/smooth results for children's hair: "leaves my children's hair very soft and smooth. It makes brush time easier and more enjoyable for my 6 year old."

True to fragrance-free claim, eases styling: "It was true to work and had no scent...it did make hair styling much easier."

Leave-In Conditioner

Lightweight formula with no strong/overpowering scent while still moisturizing hair

Small amounts add shine, stop static, and detangle

GEM, Walmart reviewer

Helps thick curly hair and damaged hair feel moisturized

kathy and Kass G, Walmart/Westside reviewers

Super moisturizing without feeling heavy; protein complexes help damaged hair

Too much product can look dirty or heavy

GEM, Walmart reviewer

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.

$0.87/oz vs $4.32/oz — Original Sprout Leave-In Conditioner costs about 5× more per ounce than Not Your Mother's Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler.

$0.01/oz median $2.17/oz $76.00/oz $0.87/oz Kids Moisturizing Fragranc $4.32/oz Leave-In Conditioner

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

Value readKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free DetanglerLeave-In Conditioner
Label
Lower cost than most leave-insCosts less per ounce than most leave-ins we have researched.
Upper-mid price for a leave-inSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins 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.

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler vs Leave In Condish - Lightweight Leave In ConditionerMiss Jessie's · 95% function matchLeave-In Conditioner vs Miracle DetanglerOriginal Sprout · 95% function matchKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler vs Kids' Curl Detangler Spray with Tear-Free FormulaNot Your Mother's · 90% function matchLeave-In Conditioner vs Leave In Condish - Lightweight Leave In ConditionerMiss Jessie's · 81% function matchKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler vs Strictly Curls Curl Envy Leave-In Conditioner (Avocado Oil + Shea Butter)Marc Anthony · 90% function matchLeave-In Conditioner vs Worry Free Leave-In TreatmentOriginal Sprout · 76% function matchKids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler vs Kids' Daily Care 3-in-1 DetanglerNot Your Mother's · 86% function matchLeave-In Conditioner vs Kids' Daily Care 3-in-1 DetanglerNot Your Mother's · 76% function match

Kids Moisturizing Fragrance-Free Detangler · Leave-In Conditioner · 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.
  • 8 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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