Barbara
Princess
the reason I say they are the same is because they look the same, feel the same, provide the same amount of slip, moisturize the same, weigh the same on my hair, and rins out the same. Their ingredients are a little different (these are what I saw as the major differences):
Silk Elements has silk and aloe vera
Motions has mineral oil higher in the ingredients list
Silk Elements smells better
Motions is cheaper
I believe Motions has more collagen (I am not sure if SI has it)
They both have some protein, but from different sources.
Silk Elements does make my hair feel a bit silkier after rinsing it out than Motions does, so that is the main difference, but typically I just get whichever one I an afford because the differences are minor IMO.
Thanks for the comparison.