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Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo vs Innersense Organic Beauty Pure Harmony Hairbath

95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 24%. Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo and Innersense Organic Beauty Pure Harmony Hairbath 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.

  • Simply Smoothing Shampoo — dry, thirsty hair
  • Pure Harmony Hairbath — fragrance-free

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
Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo — 8 oz container Acure

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Moisture-rich
Innersense Organic Beauty Pure Harmony Hairbath — 2 oz container Innersense Organic Beauty

Pure Harmony Hairbath

  • Shampoo
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$9–10 8 oz · $1.25/oz
$30–31 10 oz · $3.01/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 57% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 75% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. 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
Expected lather Same
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. Your hair
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Cleansing strength
—
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
—
None listed No fragrance is listed. Your hair
Protein
—
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Scalp active Same
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Line
—
Pure Harmony
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website · Salons
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
—
Citrus

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

IngredientSimply Smoothing ShampooPure Harmony Hairbath
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#3Leading
#7Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#5Supporting
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Heavy
#15Below the 1% line
#8Supporting

What only one of them carries

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Pure Harmony Hairbath

Full ingredient list — Simply Smoothing Shampoo (39)
Full ingredient list — Pure Harmony Hairbath (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.

VerdictsSimply Smoothing ShampooPure Harmony Hairbath
Supported
2
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
4
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

  • Cruelty-freeSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • 100% VeganStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Paraben-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • Sulfate-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Climate Neutral CertifiedStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Clinically tested ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Pure Harmony Hairbath

  • deeply cleanses hair and leaves it with a weightless bounce and brilliant shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • sulfate free (SLS/SLES) formulaSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Best for fine to medium hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 frizz control, how it cleanses, and strength and repair.

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Several reviewers specifically buy and use it together with the matching Simply Smoothing Conditioner as a paired routine rather than on its own.

reviewers describing their routine

Reviewers describe hair coming out noticeably smoother and shinier, holding up even in humid weather without frizzing.

general reviewers, one specifically on a humid day

A few reviewers with formaldehyde allergies or a history of scalp itchiness say the gentle formula lets them wash without a reaction.

reviewers who specifically mention allergies or past scalp irritation

Reviewers with fine or oily hair say it cleans without feeling heavy or greasy afterward.

reviewers with fine, breakage-prone or oily/thick hair

Pure Harmony Hairbath

Reviewers with fine to medium hair report noticeable volume and bounce without residue

fine/medium-hair users

Orange/tangerine scent is frequently praised as pleasant

general

Reviewers describe reduced breakage and frizz with regular use

general

Clean/organic ingredient list is called out repeatedly as a reason for brand loyalty

organic-beauty shoppers

A minority of reviewers report scalp irritation, results are mixed on this point

sensitive-scalp users

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.

$1.25/oz vs $3.01/oz — Innersense Organic Beauty Pure Harmony Hairbath costs about 2.4× more per ounce than Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.25/oz Simply Smoothing Shampoo $3.01/oz Pure Harmony Hairbath

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readSimply Smoothing ShampooPure Harmony Hairbath
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Simply Smoothing Shampoo vs Curiously Clarifying ShampooAcure · 99% function matchPure Harmony Hairbath vs Moringa & Avocado Power Greens ShampooSheaMoisture · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Be Gentle, Be Kind Aloe + Oat Milk Ultra Soothing ShampooBriogeo · 99% function matchPure Harmony Hairbath vs Mango & Carrot Kids Extra-Nourishing ShampooSheaMoisture · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Moringa & Avocado Power Greens ShampooSheaMoisture · 99% function matchPure Harmony Hairbath vs Manuka Honey & Mafura Hair Oil Intensive Hydration ShampooSheaMoisture · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Vivacious Volume ShampooAcure · 95% function matchPure Harmony Hairbath vs Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate & Repair ShampooSheaMoisture · 96% function match

Simply Smoothing Shampoo · Pure Harmony Hairbath · 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.
  • 9 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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