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SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo vs SheaMoisture Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo

89% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 26%. SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo and SheaMoisture Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo 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.

  • Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo — 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
SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo — 13 oz container SheaMoisture

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
SheaMoisture Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo — 8 oz container SheaMoisture

Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$10–12 13 oz · $0.96/oz
$46.83 8 oz · $5.85/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 68% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 97% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. 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
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. 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
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Expected lather Same
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. Your hair
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. Your hair
Scalp active Same
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. 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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Line
Jamaican Black Castor Oil
Mango & Carrot Kids
Where to buy
Target
Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Scented, not described
Amber & spice · Sweet & vanilla

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

IngredientJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore ShampooMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#2Leading
#15Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#4Below the 1% line
#4Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Heavy
#7Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Panthenol
Detangles
#11Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#18Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Sodium Benzoate
Stabilizes
#29Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo

Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo (30)
Full ingredient list — Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo (20)

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.

VerdictsJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore ShampooMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo

  • Makes hair 3x stronger versus non-conditioning shampooStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Prevents breakage by up to 67% after one useStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Formulated for damaged or chemically processed hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo

  • Gently cleanses and detangles fine and delicate hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Kid-friendly illuminating brightness and enhanced curl definitionSupportedHolds a clump together.
  • Formulated without silicones, sulfates, parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, or petrolatumSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

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. SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo draws complaints about dryness and weight.

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo

Reviewers with curly/coily hair use it periodically (roughly monthly) to clarify and remove buildup without over-drying the scalp.

curly/coily hair

Multiple reviewers credit the castor oil formula with strengthening and thickening hair over repeated use.

general

Some reviewers caution against daily use, finding it too drying or heavy as an everyday shampoo rather than an occasional clarifying treatment.

frequent/daily users

Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo

Parents of children with fine or curly hair report the shampoo helps with detangling and moisture for delicate curl patterns

parents of children with fine/curly hair

Parents of children with very dry, itchy scalps ask whether the shampoo will help, indicating this is a common purchase driver

parents of children with dry/itchy scalp

Buyers frequently ask about the appropriate age range, suggesting the product's labeling does not make this clear

parents evaluating for various child ages

Reviewers scrutinize the fragrance/ingredient composition, including questions about whether the scent contains musk

ingredient-conscious parents

The brand does not market the shampoo as tear-free, and reviewers specifically ask about this before purchase

parents of young children

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.

$0.96/oz vs $5.85/oz — SheaMoisture Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo costs about 6.1× more per ounce than SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.48/oz $17.29/oz $0.96/oz Jamaican Black Castor Oil $5.85/oz Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore ShampooMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
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.

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo vs Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine ShampooSheaMoisture · 98% function matchMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo vs Pure Harmony HairbathInnersense Organic Beauty · 96% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo vs Manuka Honey & Mafura Hair Oil Intensive Hydration ShampooSheaMoisture · 94% function matchMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo vs Moringa & Avocado Power Greens ShampooSheaMoisture · 93% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo vs Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate & Repair ShampooSheaMoisture · 94% function matchMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo vs Bonding ShampooAcure · 93% function matchJamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo vs Men Moisturizing Shampoo - Raw Shea Butter & Mafura OilSheaMoisture · 94% function matchMango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo vs Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate & Repair ShampooSheaMoisture · 93% function match

Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo · Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing Shampoo · All shampoos 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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