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WEN by Chaz Dean Fig Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

94% function match · 10 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 30%. WEN by Chaz Dean Fig 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.

  • Fig Cleansing Conditioner — fragrance-free
  • 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 Fig Cleansing Conditioner — container WEN by Chaz Dean

Fig Cleansing Conditioner

  • Co-wash
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Fragrance-free
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
$32 16 oz · $2.00/oz
$32 16 oz · $2.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 52% of the 95 co-washes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ 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 Same
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
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. Your hair
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. 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
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
None listed No fragrance is listed. 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
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Unscentedfree of strong smells
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
  • Regular clarifyingthere is no detergent here to clear residue
  • 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
  • fragrance-free
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · Leaping Bunny-listed
Cruelty-free · Leaping Bunny-listed
Scent
Unscented
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

IngredientFig Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#6Supporting
Calendula Officinalis (Marigold) Flower Extract
Neutral
#8Supporting
#14Below the 1% line
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#12Secondary
#19Below the 1% line
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#10Secondary
#3Leading
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#9Secondary
#4Supporting
Polysorbate 60
Stabilizes
#14Secondary
#5Supporting

What only one of them carries

Fig Cleansing Conditioner

WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Fig Cleansing Conditioner (22)
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.

VerdictsFig Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Fig Cleansing Conditioner

  • Our all-in-one shampoo and conditioner replacement gently cleanses without stripping your hair of its natural oils.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Perfect for every hair type, our cleansing conditioner nourishes with natural botanicals for bounce, body, and shine.SupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • Redefine your routine with the original Fig Cleansing Conditioner.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 Fig Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about dryness and frizz; WEN by Chaz Dean WEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner draws complaints about the scent and the packaging.

Fig Cleansing Conditioner

Very long-tenured buyers dominate the positive reviews - many describing ten to twenty years of continuous use - and several call Fig the richest and most moisturizing of the WEN cleansers

chazdean.com reviewers, mostly self-describing curly, relaxed or colour-treated hair

A separate group of critical reviewers reports the opposite outcome - straw-like, dry ends, frizz that did not improve, and in a few cases an itchy scalp or dandruff

1-star chazdean.com reviewers, several with dry or fine hair

The most repeated complaint is that hair feels coated rather than washed - oily or still dirty once it dries - and several critical reviewers object that getting it clean requires a second cleanse they were not told about

1-star chazdean.com reviewers surfaced by the Lowest Rating sort

The fig scent divides the corpus: regulars name it as a reason they buy this variant, while several critical reviewers call it strong, lingering on long hair, and not fresh or clean-smelling

chazdean.com reviewers across both the highest and lowest ratings

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 $2.00/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.37/oz median $2.00/oz $8.63/oz $2.00/oz Fig Cleansing Conditioner $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 readFig Cleansing ConditionerWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner
Label
Priced with its peersSits 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.

Fig Cleansing Conditioner vs Lavender Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 100% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs WEN Kids Apple Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 100% function matchFig Cleansing Conditioner vs Cucumber Aloe Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 100% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Cleansing Conditioner, Sweet Almond MintWEN by Chaz Dean · 96% function matchFig Cleansing Conditioner vs Pomegranate Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 96% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Cucumber Aloe Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 94% function matchFig Cleansing Conditioner vs Tea Tree Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 94% function matchWEN Kids Watermelon Cleansing Conditioner vs Lavender Cleansing ConditionerWEN by Chaz Dean · 94% function match

Fig 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.
  • 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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