The closest Moroccanoil dupe is OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil for Moroccanoil Treatment: both are silicone-based finishing oils with argan oil and fragrance, in nearly the same size bottle, and OGX’s costs about a seventh as much. Next is Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray for Dry Texture Spray, two aerosols built on the same hold resin and zeolite. Third, the OGX Argan Oil of Morocco shampoo and conditioner stand in for the Hydrating pair, both sulfate-free with argan oil. For Hydrating Styling Cream the dupe is Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning Cream, and for Luminous Hairspray it’s L’Oréal Elnett. A dupe gets you the product type, the main ingredients and the job. It doesn’t get you Moroccanoil’s scent or its exact formula, and two of the seven matches below are loose ones.
The seven at a glance
| Splurge | Price | Dupe | Price | How the dupe compares |
| Moroccanoil Treatment | About $50 | OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil | About $7 | Silicones plus argan oil |
| Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray | About $32 | Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray | About $15 | Same resin and zeolite |
| Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner | About $60 | OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo and Conditioner | About $11 | Sulfate-free, argan oil |
| Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream | About $36 | Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning Cream | About $9 | Similar base, no hold |
| Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Strong | About $30 | L’Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Extra Strong Hold Hairspray | About $13 | Brushable too, no oils |
| Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask | About $46 | HASK Repair Argan Oil Deep Conditioner | About $10 | Loose: no silicone |
| Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner | About $32 | Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Leave-In Conditioner | About $12 | Loose: no argan oil |
Prices are approximate, and they change often.
1. Moroccanoil Treatment dupe: OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil
Moroccanoil Treatment is the bottle the brand is built on, and its formula is short: two silicones (cyclomethicone and dimethicone), then argan kernel oil, fragrance, linseed extract and two colorants.
OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil is put together the same way, with six ingredients: dimethicone and dimethiconol for the silicones, two emollients, argan kernel oil and fragrance. The bottle is 3.3 ounces to Moroccanoil’s 3.4, for about $7 against about $50. What differs is the silicone blend, the linseed extract OGX leaves out, and the scent, which OGX describes as citrus, floral-green and woody. Our Moroccanoil Treatment review names the same OGX oil as its dupe and goes through who should still buy the original.
2. Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray dupe: Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray
Dry Texture Spray is an aerosol finishing spray for undone, piecey styles. Moroccanoil credits the grip to a mix of resins and zeolite, a mineral powder, and the formula bears that out: after the propellants and alcohol come VP/VA copolymer and zeolite, then argan oil and a wheat protein.
Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray shares more of its ingredient list with the original than any other pair here. The first five ingredients line up almost one for one: hydrofluorocarbon 152a, a second propellant, denatured alcohol, VP/VA copolymer and zeolite. Further down, both have glycerin, acetyl triethyl citrate and the same silicone. Kristin Ess swaps the argan oil for sunflower, avocado and castor oils and uses a pea protein in place of wheat. It describes the hold as ultra-light with a soft matte finish, where Moroccanoil promises long-lasting hold and a gritty one. The can is bigger, too, 6.9 ounces to 5.4, at about half the price. Our Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray review picks this same can as its dupe.
3. Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner dupe: OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco
Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner are Moroccanoil’s everyday pair. The shampoo is sulfate-free, cleansing with sodium lauroyl sarcosinate and two co-surfactants, and has argan oil, seaweed extracts and vitamins A and E. The conditioner is a classic build: water, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride and argan oil, plus a run of herbal extracts.
The OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo and Conditioner set matches both halves. The shampoo has no sulfated surfactants either, shares cocamidopropyl betaine, and lists argan oil fifth. The conditioner’s first six ingredients include four of Moroccanoil’s: cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, argan oil and dimethicone. You get 13 ounces of each to Moroccanoil’s 8.5, and the set runs about $11 against about $60. OGX skips the seaweed, the vitamins and the herbal extracts and its shampoo adds a silicone, amodimethicone.
4. Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream dupe: Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning Cream
Hydrating Styling Cream is a blow-dry cream for damp or dry hair, one or two pumps from mid-length to ends. It’s water, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, fragrance, argan oil and behentrimonium chloride, with rice bran, sunflower and rosemary extracts. Moroccanoil says it gives a soft hold.
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning Cream comes in the same 10.2-ounce size for about a quarter of the price. The base overlaps: water, cetearyl alcohol, a silicone (amodimethicone here), behentrimonium chloride and argan oil, though Garnier’s argan oil sits tenth on the list and Moroccanoil’s fifth. Garnier goes on damp hair and stays in, and a pea-size amount on dry hair handles flyaways. It’s a conditioner first, and Garnier makes no claim of hold. If your blowout needs the cream to do some styling, that’s the gap. Our guide to taming flyaways shows where a cream like this fits.
5. Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray dupe: L’Oréal Paris Elnett Satin
Luminous Hairspray Strong is a flexible aerosol hairspray. Moroccanoil says it holds firmly, brushes out easily and leaves no flaky or sticky residue. Behind the alcohol and propellant are two hold polymers, argan oil, an olive-derived emollient and a silicone for shine.
L’Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Extra Strong Hold makes the same promise: L’Oréal says the hold disappears with the stroke of a brush. Its formula has six ingredients, starting with the same two as Moroccanoil’s, denatured alcohol and hydrofluorocarbon 152a, and its hold resin is a vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, as is the first of Moroccanoil’s two. There’s no argan oil, no silicone and no oil of any kind, so the shine Moroccanoil builds in isn’t part of the deal. Elnett’s can is 11 ounces to Moroccanoil’s 10, for less than half the price. It’s labeled extra strong, a step firmer than Moroccanoil’s Strong.
6. Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask dupe: HASK Repair Argan Oil Deep Conditioner
Intense Hydrating Mask is a rinse-out mask for medium to thick, dry hair. It sits on towel-dried hair for five to seven minutes, once or twice a week. The formula is fatty alcohols, glycerin and dimethicone, with argan oil sixth and panthenol further down.
HASK Repair Argan Oil Deep Conditioner is a loose match. It’s a rinse-out argan oil treatment too, left on for up to 10 minutes, and argan oil is fourth on its list, with glycerin and panthenol in common. But HASK labels it silicone-free, where Moroccanoil’s mask has dimethicone fourth on the list, and it adds a rice protein. It’s 8 ounces to Moroccanoil’s 8.5, for about $10 against about $46. Our piece on what argan oil does for hair explains why the oil alone isn’t the whole story.
7. Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner dupe: Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Leave-In Conditioner
All in One Leave-in Conditioner is a milky spray for towel-dried hair. It has argan and sunflower seed oils, rice and quinoa proteins, amino acids and two silicones, and Moroccanoil says it protects against breakage and heat.
Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Leave-In Conditioner is the loosest match here. It’s a detangling leave-in spray as well, with sunflower seed oil, glycerin, a protein and several of the same conditioning agents, and the bottle is 8.45 ounces to Moroccanoil’s 5.4 for about a third of the price. There’s no argan oil, though, and Kristin Ess makes no heat-protection claim for it. Kristin Ess also directs you to use it on hair that’s still fully wet. If you blow-dry or flat iron often, pair it with a separate heat protectant or keep the Moroccanoil.
How we picked
We started with Moroccanoil’s best-known products, then matched each to one cheaper product of the same type. A match had to share main ingredients, not just a category, and cost clearly less. No brand supplies more than two dupes. Pairs are ranked by how much of the formula they share, closest first.
When the expensive one is still worth it
When the scent is the reason you bought it. Moroccanoil’s fragrance runs through the whole line, and none of these dupes smells like it.
Bottle life matters too. Treatment is used a pump at a time, so $50 spreads over many months. Shampoo and conditioner go fast, and that’s where the price gap adds up: the OGX set gives you half again as much product for about a fifth of the cost.
And when the product is doing two jobs. The styling cream conditions and holds. The leave-in conditions and protects against heat. Their dupes each do one of those.
If I Were You
- If you only swap one thing, I’d swap the shampoo and conditioner. They’re the bottles you empty fastest, and the OGX formulas are close where it counts.
- If you want the Treatment finish for less, I’d buy the OGX oil and start with half of what you’d normally use.
- If your hair is fine and goes flat easily, I’d go easy on either oil: half a pump, ends only, never the roots.
- If you avoid silicones, I’d look at the HASK deep conditioner and Elnett, which their makers label silicone-free. The other dupes here all contain one.
- If you heat style most days, I’d keep the All in One Leave-in, or add a dedicated heat protectant to whichever leave-in you choose.
- If your scalp reacts to fragrance, none of these is a fix. Every product on this page is scented, originals included, so look for a fragrance-free line and ask a dermatologist about irritation that doesn’t settle.
FAQ
Is there an exact dupe for Moroccanoil Treatment?
No. OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil is the same kind of product, a silicone-based oil with argan oil, but the silicone blend and the scent are different. Our review covers who should buy the original.
Is Moroccanoil mostly argan oil?
No. In Moroccanoil Treatment, argan oil is the third ingredient, after two silicones. In the shampoo, conditioner, mask and styling cream it’s further down. The same is true of the dupes: argan oil is in most of them, and it isn’t the first ingredient in any.
Are OGX and Moroccanoil the same company?
No. They’re separate brands that both sell argan oil hair care. OGX’s line is called Argan Oil of Morocco, which is where the mix-up tends to come from.
Do Moroccanoil dupes work on color-treated hair?
Sulfate-free shampoo is the usual advice for colored hair, and both the Moroccanoil Hydrating Shampoo and the OGX one are sulfate-free. HASK labels its deep conditioner color-safe, and L’Oréal makes the Elnett linked here for color-treated hair. Our hair archive has more on caring for color.
Bottom line
Moroccanoil’s formulas are simpler than the price suggests: silicones for slip, argan oil for the name, and a scent people love. The first two are easy to find for less. Dupe the oil, the texture spray, and the shampoo and conditioner without much thought. Think harder about the mask and the leave-in, where the cheaper version leaves out something the original does, and keep whichever bottle you’d miss for the smell alone.
