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Unwash Bio-Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner

90% function match · 9 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 52%. Unwash Bio-Cleansing Conditioner and WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner 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.

  • Bio-Cleansing Conditioner — colour-treated hair
  • WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner — 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
Unwash Bio-Cleansing Conditioner — container Unwash

Bio-Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner — container WEN by Chaz Dean

WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$36 13.5 oz · $2.67/oz
$32 16 oz · $2.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a co-wash $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 73% of the 94 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 52% of the 94 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
High Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. 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
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
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
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · Leaping Bunny-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Fruity
How often
—
every wash

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

IngredientBio-Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#5Supporting
#20Below the 1% line
Polysorbate 60
Stabilizes
#6Supporting
#5Supporting
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#8Supporting
#19Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Bio-Cleansing Conditioner

WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Bio-Cleansing Conditioner (28)
Full ingredient list — WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner (24)

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.

VerdictsBio-Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner
Supported
3
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
2
Potential conflict
1
0

Bio-Cleansing Conditioner

  • ultra-moisturizing, non-lather formulaSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • removes daily dirt and surface build-up without stripping hair of its healthy, natural oilsPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Safe for color-treated hair and all hair typesSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Free of harsh sulfates and parabensSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner

  • WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner was made with little ones in mind.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • A more mindful alternative to your average children's shampoo, this Cleansing Conditioner gently cleanses and hydrates your children's hair.SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Free from menthol, nuts, wheat, or soy, this rice-based formula is even safe for those with common allergies.Stated by brandA brand’s own definition.

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. WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about the scent and the price.

Bio-Cleansing Conditioner

The scent comes up unprompted across reviews, described as fresh and long-lasting, with reviewers noting their hair still smells good the following day.

Verified buyers; one with mid-back-length curly-wavy hair

Curly and wavy reviewers describe building a fixed rotation around it -- co-wash on alternate days, a plain rinse-out conditioner between, and a clarifying shampoo weekly -- and one credits that routine with keeping scalp psoriasis in check.

Verified buyer with mid-back-length curly-wave hair

Fine-haired reviewers -- the group most at risk of being weighed down by a co-wash -- report it leaves their hair clean and soft rather than limp, and describe it as the reason they stay with the brand.

Verified buyers describing fine hair

Reviewers who use it three or more times a week, or every other day, say it cleans thoroughly yet leaves hair silky rather than coated or oily -- the specific fear they name about washing with a conditioner.

Verified buyers on the brand's third-party review platform; one uses it at least three times a week, another every other day

WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner

Adults deliberately buy the children's variant for what it leaves out - menthol-free, gluten-free, no wheat or soy - including a household managing coeliac disease and a reviewer with fine, thinning, colour-treated hair

adult chazdean.com reviewers naming the exclusions as their reason

Parents report it keeps children's hair detangled and soft, and the light apple scent is described as appealing without being sweet or strong

chazdean.com reviewers buying for children and grandchildren

The consistent reservation is that it conditions less than the adult WEN formulas, with ends left drier

4-star chazdean.com reviewers comparing directly against the adult line

Price and fulfilment are the other repeated gripes - reviewers call it overpriced, find the gallon size sells out before they can buy it on sale, and several report long waits or the wrong scent shipped

3-star chazdean.com reviewers, one sent Strawberry Banana instead of Apple

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.

$2.00/oz vs $2.67/oz — Unwash Bio-Cleansing Conditioner costs about 1.3× more per ounce than WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $2.67/oz Bio-Cleansing Conditioner $2.00/oz WEN Kids Apple Cleansing C

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 94 co-washes with a computable unit price.

Value readBio-Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner
Label
Upper-mid price for a co-washSits in the middle of the range for co-washes per ounce.
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.

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Bio-Cleansing Conditioner · WEN Kids Apple Cleansing Conditioner · 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.
  • 5 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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