Side by side
Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler vs Taliah Waajid Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir
92% function match · 5 of the 6 functions we compared match Formula overlap 44%. Taliah Waajid Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler and Taliah Waajid Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir share 4 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.
- Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler — maximum slip
- Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir — dry, thirsty 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”.
Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
- Leave-in
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- 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
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
- Easy to findsold through several channels
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir
- Aloe Barbadenis Leaf Juice
- Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Polyquaternium 37
Full ingredient list — Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler (14)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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6
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Cetrimonium Bromide
- conditioning agent
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8
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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9
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
- 11 Balsam
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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13
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Aloe Barbadenis Leaf Juice
- botanical extract
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
- 4 Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
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5
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- 7 Polyquaternium 37
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8
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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9
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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10
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- 11 Pyrus Malus (Green Apple) Extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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13
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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14
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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15
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Sesame Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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19
Retinyl Palmitate
- vitamin
- antioxidant
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20
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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21
Ascorbic Acid
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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22
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- 23 Avena Sativa (Oat) Extract
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.
Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
Rich formula with moisturizers and conditioners like Vitamin E, Olive Oil, Shea Butter, and Silk Protein to nourish and hydrate your hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Infused with natural ingredients like Cocoa Butter, Aloe Vera, and Vegetable Glycerin to provide deep conditioning and detangling benefits
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.Eliminates tangles on contact to leave your hair smooth and manageable
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.Can be used on wet or dry hair to detangle and style as desired
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir
Nutritive hair care regimen that strengthens and moisturizes the hair while remaining gentle enough for daily use
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Sulfate-free with vitamins, fiber and protein for supreme softness
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Curl enhancing, sealing in curls and moisture, styling on wet or dry hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Reduces frizz, strengthens strands, seals curl form, produces long-lasting curls, leaves hair soft and tangle-free
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
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 curl definition and a clean rinse-out.
Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler
long-time loyal user, maintains curl definition
I've been using this leave in conditioner for 14yrs! It keeps my hair conditioned and beautiful curlspleasant scent, soft and silky result
It smells good and leaves the hair soft and silky.effective on very thick, tangled, low-porosity hair without buildup
I have impossibly long wavy tangled super thick hair low porosity hair...Its naturally derived, there's no build upGreen Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir
Multiple reviewers say curls still look freshly defined the next day with just a light water refresh.
reviewers describing multi-day wear of a wash-and-go or twist-outReviewers say it moisturizes and defines curls without leaving any residue or buildup.
reviewers using it as a daily leave-in styling stepA couple of reviewers say it retains curl pattern and moisture without drying hair out or causing frizz.
reviewers on curly/coily hair concerned about dryness and frizzPrice 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.
$0.88/oz vs $0.99/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins 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.
Curls, Waves & Naturals The Great Detangler · Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl Elixir · 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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