Side by side
Act+Acre Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo vs Act+Acre Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
90% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 15%. Act+Acre Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo and Act+Acre Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™ share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo — fragrance-free
- Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™ — 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”.
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
What only one of them carries
Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo (34)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Heptyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Cocamidopropylamine Oxide
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Pca Glyceryl Oleate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Triethyl Citrate
- pH adjuster
- preservative
- 9 Ioniplex Fulvic Ionic Mineral Complex
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10
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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11
Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
- 12 Cistus Ladaniferus Resin
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13
Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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15
Viola Odorata Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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17
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Aquilaria Agallocha Wood Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
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20
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
- light ester
- emollient
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21
gamma-nonalactone
- fragrance
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22
ionone
- fragrance
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23
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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24
Vanillin
- fragrance
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25
hexenyl acetate
- fragrance
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26
dimethyl heptenal
- fragrance
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27
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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28
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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29
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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30
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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31
Anhydroxylitol
- humectant
- 32 Heptanol
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33
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- hard-water chelator
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34
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™ (37)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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5
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
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7
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
- mild anionic cleanser
- emulsifier
- cleanser
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8
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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9
Disteareth-75 IPDI
- thickener
- polymer
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10
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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11
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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12
Coconut Acid
- emulsifier
- salt
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13
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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14
Caffeine
- active
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15
Sodium Isethionate
- cleanser
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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19
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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20
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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21
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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22
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
- preservative
- hard-water chelator
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23
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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24
Potassium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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25
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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26
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- humectant
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27
Sodium Phytate
- hard-water chelator
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28
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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29
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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30
Sarcosine
- amino acid
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31
Tilia Tomentosa Bud Extract
- botanical extract
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32
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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33
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
- botanical extract
- 34 Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
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35
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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36
Camphor
- fragrance
- active
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37
Carvone
- fragrance
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.
Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo
Removes hard water buildup
Partly supportedLight residue, not heavy build-up.Cleanses without stripping
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
Supports scalp health
Stated by brandDepends on your scalp.Promotes thicker, fuller-looking hair
Stated by brandNot something a label can show.
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.
Both praised for the scent.
Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo
Earthy scent is called out favorably
Reviewers in hard-water areas say the scalp feels genuinely clean, especially when paired with the brand's hard-water treatment packets
reviewers dealing with hard waterFine-hair reviewers report it cleans thoroughly without leaving hair feeling brittle or stripped
reviewers with fine hairA reviewer felt it made no noticeable difference for their hair/water situation
Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
Multiple reviewers report improved hair thickness/fullness with continued use of the shampoo+conditioner system
Praised for improved scalp health alongside hair thickness
Scent is called out as a strong positive
A reviewer found the system drying for their hair despite liking the scent
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.
$3.20/oz vs $4.20/oz — Act+Acre Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™ costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Act+Acre Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.
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.
Clarifying Hard Water Shampoo · Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™ · All shampoos 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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