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Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Together Beauty Wash & Co

85% function match · 9 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 61%. Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo and Together Beauty Wash & Co share 4 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.

  • Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Wash & Co — 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
Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo — 13 oz container Odele

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

  • Co-wash
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Together Beauty Wash & Co — container Together Beauty

Wash & Co

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $12 13 oz · $0.92/oz
$30 10 oz · $3.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most co-washes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 78% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced above most co-washes $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 81% 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 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
Cleansing strength Same
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Gentle Removes light dirt and oil without stripping. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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 Differs
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
High Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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-washcream
Co-washcream
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
—
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
Scented, not described
How often
every wash
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

IngredientCurl Defining No-Lather ShampooWash & Co
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#2Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#3Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#5Supporting
Propanediol
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#7Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#12Secondary
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

Wash & Co

Full ingredient list — Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo (20)
Full ingredient list — Wash & Co (19)

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.

VerdictsCurl Defining No-Lather ShampooWash & Co
Supported
3
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
3
Potential conflict
1
0

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

  • Deep moisture, strength + enhanced bounceSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Gently removes buildup without strippingPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Locks out frizz, locks in moistureSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Improves definition + bounceSupportedHolds a clump together.

Wash & Co

  • 98% natural cleansing conditioner to clean, hydrated hair with no buildupStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Cleanse, hydrate, and restore strands with Wash & Co, our 2-in-1 co-wash that puts hair and scalp health first.SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Cleanses without strippingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Leaves zero buildupStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Hydrates hair and scalpSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Provides superior color protectionSupportedLess fade per wash.

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. Together Beauty Wash & Co draws complaints about weight and hold.

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo

Reviewers with drier or coarser hair say it softened and made their hair more manageable, several noting they use it as the first step before the brand's conditioner and styling products.

reviewers who described dry or coarse hair

Several reviewers describe the product as lightweight and say it doesn't leave hair feeling limp or weighed down despite producing little to no foam.

general reviewers commenting on texture after rinsing

Curly and coily reviewers repeatedly say this no-lather cleanser leaves curls clean and soft without the dryness, squeakiness or frizz they associate with foaming shampoos.

reviewers who identified as curly or coily

Wash & Co

Reviewers specifically praise the short, recognisable natural ingredient list and say it works for everyday washing without causing frizz

brand-site verified buyers, including one reviewing in Spanish who describes it as very moisturising and shine-giving

Reviewers who do get it out report soft, shiny, light and silky hair and value that it collapses shampoo and conditioner into one shower step

brand-site verified buyers, including one describing post-menopausal hair

The scent is liked almost universally and is named as a redeeming feature even in the two-star reviews about the packaging

brand-site verified buyers at both ends of the rating range

A minority find it too rich or not cleansing enough — one says a pea-sized amount left her hair greasy all day like putting butter in it, another that it feels neither cleansing nor conditioning, and a third that she could not get a clean feel without shampooing first

brand-site verified buyers and reviewers on the older pages

The single most repeated observation is that the formula is too thick to come through the bottle's pump — reviewers run the bottle under warm water, add water and shake it, or squeeze it out, and more than one says it would be five stars in a squeeze bottle

brand-site verified buyers across five of the six review pages

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.

$0.92/oz vs $3.00/oz — Together Beauty Wash & Co costs about 3.3× more per ounce than Odele Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $0.92/oz Curl Defining No-Lather Sh $3.00/oz Wash & Co

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 95 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readCurl Defining No-Lather ShampooWash & Co
Label
Lower cost than most co-washesCosts less per ounce than most co-washes we have researched.
Priced above most co-washesCosts more per ounce than most co-washes; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.

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.

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Coil Infusion Drink Up Cleansing Conditioner Co-WashOuidad · 88% function matchWash & Co vs Argan Oil Creamy Hydration Co-Wash Cleansing ConditionerCreme of Nature · 88% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Curl CleanserBoucleme · 85% function matchWash & Co vs Curl Moisture Replenishing Co-WashFreewill · 85% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs Moisture Protect Cleansing ConditionerPura d'or · 81% function matchWash & Co vs Curl CleanserBoucleme · 85% function matchCurl Defining No-Lather Shampoo vs LOVE CURL Cleansing CreamDavines · 81% function matchWash & Co vs Shea Butter for Natural Hair Complete Conditioning Co-WashCantu · 81% function match

Curl Defining No-Lather Shampoo · Wash & Co · 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.
  • 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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