JESSICURL Product Comparison: Gentle Lather Shampoo vs. Hair Cleansing Cream

Trying to decide between Jessicurl cleansing products? What set these products apart? and why should you choose one or the other? Let’s take a look at the ingredients and figure it out.

Let’s break it down. Looks like they have very similar ingredients with a few differences.

Conditioning agents: Both contain Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, which is very good for detangling but has a higher potential for build-up.

Humectants: They both contain Humectants … Gentle Later has Panthenol which is a Film Forming Humectant meaning it will form a film over the hair and will help resist dehydration. These ingredients are also safe to use in low dew points. Hair Cleansing Cream contains Glycerin which can be helpful or hurtful for retaining moisture based on your climate and dew point.

Gentle Cleansers: Both contain a good amount of gentle cleansing ingredients, but the Hair Cleansing Cream has an additional cleanser: Behentrimonium Methosulfate, which sounds like a sulfate but is not. It is an extremely gentle surfactant and a mild detangling ingredient. It does not cause buildup, and is non-irritating to the scalp, which makes it great for cowashing.

Moisturizing Ingredients: Hair Cleansing Cream has a few more moisturizing ingredients than the Gentle Lather Shampoo: Cetearyl Alcohol and Avocado Oil. Cetearly Alcohol is a fatty alcohol that works as an emollient to soften the hair and Avocado Oil can also help soften the hair and has deep moisturizing, regenerative and strengthening properties. 

Bottom Line:

Both are great products and have many beneficial ingredients for your hair. Hair Cleansing Cream has a bit more moisturizing ingredients, so if you hair craves moisture and can stand the weight of the extra oil – Then the cleansing cream would probably be great for you! If you are looking for a lighter cleanser that has great cleansing properties – give the Gentle Lather Shampoo a try!

Where to buy:

Amazon: Jessicurl Gentle Lather Shampoo | Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream

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