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Oribe Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème vs Redken Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair

87% function match · 8 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 77%. Oribe Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème and Redken Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair share 4 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.

  • Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème — colour-treated hair
  • Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair — colour-treated hair

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
Oribe Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème — container Oribe

Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Redken Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair — 16.9 oz container Redken

Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$49 8.5 oz · $5.77/oz
$30 16.9 oz · $1.83/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 93% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 55% 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. 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
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
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 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
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • 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-washcream
Co-wash
Where to buy
Brand website · Specialty beauty · Space NK …
Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
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

IngredientEternal Curls Cleansing CrèmeGenius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#5Supporting
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#4Supporting
#3Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#7Supporting
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Softens
#28Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Sodium Benzoate
Stabilizes
#47Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème (64)
Full ingredient list — Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair (18)

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.

VerdictsEternal Curls Cleansing CrèmeGenius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair
Supported
3
2
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
1
0

Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème

  • Non-foaming formula gently removes dirt, oil and buildupPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Detangles, moisturizes and smoothes hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Leaves scalp balanced and soothedStated by brandDepends on your scalp.
  • Strengthens and protects from damagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Reduces frizz and improves hair's manageabilitySupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Protects color from fadingSupportedLess fade per wash.

Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair

  • cleanses and conditions in one stepStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • paraben-free, no sulfates or harsh saltsSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • for coarse hair: moisture, manageability, color radianceSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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.

Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème

The scent and the packaging come up as part of why people rate it, with reviewers describing the bottle as feeling premium and calling out the smell unprompted

Space NK US reviewers

Reviewers repeatedly say it cleans the hair without leaving any greasy or heavy residue behind, which is what they were worried about with a non-foaming cleanser

Space NK US reviewers, curly hair

Several reviewers single out easier day-to-day manageability — less frizz and hair that is simpler to handle after washing

Space NK US reviewers

Curls come out soft, hydrated and clearly defined without being flattened or weighed down, and reviewers say the definition holds through the day

Space NK US reviewers, curly hair

Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair

No review themes researched for this product yet.

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.

$1.83/oz vs $5.77/oz — Oribe Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème costs about 3.2× more per ounce than Redken Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $5.77/oz Eternal Curls Cleansing Cr $1.83/oz Genius Wash Cleansing Cond

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

Value readEternal Curls Cleansing CrèmeGenius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for co-washes 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.

Eternal Curls Cleansing Crème · Genius Wash Cleansing Conditioner for Coarse Hair · 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.
  • 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.

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