Side by side
Not Your Mother's Way To Grow Conditioner vs OGX Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner
90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 38%. Not Your Mother's Way To Grow Conditioner and OGX Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner share 3 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Way To Grow Conditioner — protein-hungry hair
- Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner — protein-hungry 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”.
OGX
Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
- 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
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- 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
- Scents bother youthis product carries a light 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
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
What only one of them carries
Way To Grow Conditioner
Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Way To Grow Conditioner (17)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Cetrimonium Bromide
- conditioning agent
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5
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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8
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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9
Biotin
- vitamin
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10
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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11
Peg-40 Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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12
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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13
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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14
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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16
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner (16)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Biotin
- vitamin
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6
Hydrolyzed Collagen
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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7
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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9
Isopropyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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10
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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11
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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12
Steareth-20
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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14
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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15
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Way To Grow Conditioner
Moisturizes and hydrates without weighing hair down
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Helps combat frizz for smoother appearance
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Contains Vitamin B5, Keratin, and Biotin to nourish and fortify follicles
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Reduces breakage when used with full collection
SupportedReinforces a damaged strand.Color-safe formula
SupportedLess fade per wash.
Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner
72+ hours of volume & body
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.LipiPro Shield Technology providing 2x more protein & lipid protection
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Sulfate-free, paraben-free, free from phthalates, microplastics, and dyes
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.From the #1 Hair Repair brand
Stated by brandPopularity, not performance.
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 and strength and repair. Not Your Mother's Way To Grow Conditioner draws complaints about dryness.
Way To Grow Conditioner
Multiple reviewers with fine or thin hair report it strengthens hair and reduces breakage, describing it as helping hair grow longer over time.
fine/thin hair, long-term usersPraised for a pleasant, light apple scent and good value since a small amount goes a long way.
general reviewersOne long-time user reported a skin reaction (hives) after a recent purchase and speculated a formula change adding phenoxyethanol was the cause; noted here as a single anecdotal report, not a confirmed reformulation-safety finding.
long-time repeat purchaserSome reviewers, especially those with fine or straight hair seeking heavier moisture, find the conditioner too thin/watery and report it left hair dry or brittle rather than soft.
fine/straight hair seeking heavy moistureA minority of reviewers dislike the fragrance intensity, calling it the biggest downside despite otherwise positive results.
scent-sensitive usersThick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner
Reviewers consistently describe hair as soft, shiny, and easier to manage after use, with a pleasant scent.
thin hair usersReviewers report reduced breakage and noticeable added volume without the hair feeling heavy.
thin hair usersSome reviewers say the conditioner is difficult to rinse out completely and can leave hair feeling greasy.
some hair typesPrice 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.
$0.63/oz vs $1.00/oz — Not Your Mother's Way To Grow Conditioner costs about 1.6× more per ounce than OGX Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.
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.
Way To Grow Conditioner · Thick Full+ Biotin Collagen pH Balanced Conditioner · 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.
- 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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