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WEN by Chaz Dean Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

74% function match · 8 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 42%. WEN by Chaz Dean Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner and WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon 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.

  • Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner — colour-treated hair
  • WEN Kids Watermelon 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
WEN by Chaz Dean Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner — container WEN by Chaz Dean

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Lightweight
WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner — container WEN by Chaz Dean

WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$90 32 oz · $2.81/oz
$32 16 oz · $2.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced above most co-washes $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 77% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 52% 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
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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 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
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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • 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 · Leaping Bunny-listed
Cruelty-free · Leaping Bunny-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Fruity
How often
every wash
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

IngredientBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Polysorbate 60
Stabilizes
#35Below the 1% line
#5Supporting
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#32Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#46Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner

WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner (46)
Full ingredient list — WEN Kids Watermelon 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.

VerdictsBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Supported
0
1
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
3
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner

  • perfect for brightening the cool tones in your hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • All without the drying, damaging effects you'll find in other purple shampoos.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Hydrates from root to tip with a blend of eleven amino acids, peptides, soothing botanicals, and a rich four-tea complex.Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • All hair types and colors looking to cool down warmer tones in their hair, or maintain the clarity of gray or white hair.Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.

WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

  • WEN Kids Watermelon 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.

WEN by Chaz Dean Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about tangling and dryness; WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about the scent and the packaging.

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner

Reviewers who have stopped colouring and gone grey, silver or white use it to take the yellow out, and prefer it to purple shampoo because it adds depth without leaving a violet cast and does not feel harsh

5-star chazdean.com reviewers with grey or silver hair

A subset reports the texture outcome going wrong - hair flat and lacklustre, frizzy, tangled or dry, or greasy again within hours - most often reviewers with thin or greying formerly-blonde hair

1- to 3-star chazdean.com reviewers

The blue pigment stains what it touches - shower surfaces and skin - with one reviewer reporting marks that would not come off after a single use and another describing the residue sitting on her face for most of the day

1- and 3-star chazdean.com reviewers

The most substantive complaint is that the toning is mild and short-lived: brassy blondes and silver-haired reviewers repeatedly say the change was negligible or did not last, and several tie that judgment to the price

1- to 4-star chazdean.com reviewers, including long-standing WEN customers

WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

A recurring subplot is adults buying the children's variant for themselves, several preferring its scent to the adult line and one bleaching her hair while using it

adult chazdean.com reviewers, one specifying she is 33

The buyers are overwhelmingly parents and grandparents choosing it for a child, and they report the same outcome - hair that is softer, shinier and easier to comb through than before

chazdean.com reviewers writing about daughters, sons, toddlers and grandchildren

The watermelon scent is the single most-named feature, and several reviewers specifically value that it reads as mild rather than overpowering on a child

chazdean.com reviewers, including parents of toddlers

The dissenting notes are that it conditions less thoroughly than the original adult formula, and that one reviewer found the scent overpowering enough to return the bottle

the only 1-star and one 4-star review in the corpus

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 $2.81/oz — WEN by Chaz Dean Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $2.81/oz Bella Spirit Indigo Toning $2.00/oz WEN Kids Watermelon Cleans

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

Value readBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Label
Priced above most co-washesCosts more per ounce than most co-washes; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
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.

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner vs Cleansing Conditioner, Sweet Almond MintWEN by Chaz Dean · 78% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN Kids Apple Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 100% function matchBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner vs Bella Spirit Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 77% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Cleansing Conditioner, Sweet Almond MintWEN by Chaz Dean · 96% function matchBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN MEN Hair + Body Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 77% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Cucumber Aloe Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 94% function matchBella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner vs Fragrance Free Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 77% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Fig Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 94% function match

Bella Spirit Indigo Toning Cleansing Conditioner · WEN Kids Watermelon 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.
  • 7 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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