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Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo vs SheaMoisture Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo

99% function match · 10 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 60%. Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo and SheaMoisture Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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
  • Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo — 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
SheaMoisture Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo — 13 oz container SheaMoisture

Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$9–10 8 oz · $1.25/oz
$11.49 13 oz · $1.04/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 57% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 65% 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
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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
—
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
  • 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
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Free of
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  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
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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 ShampooMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#2Leading
#3Leading
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#3Leading
#2Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#5Supporting
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Softens
#19Below the 1% line
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

Simply Smoothing Shampoo

Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Simply Smoothing Shampoo (39)
Full ingredient list — Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo (39)

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 ShampooMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo
Supported
2
1
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.

Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo

  • Gently cleanses hair without stripping strands of natural oils.Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Maintains moisture, leaving strands feeling nourished and shiny.SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 how it cleanses.

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

Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo

Reviewers repeatedly praise the shampoo's fragrance as pleasant and noticeably subtle rather than overpowering, calling it one of their favorite qualities.

verified purchasers across several years of reviews, mostly curly/coily hair customers

Reviewers with fine, low-porosity, or wavy-curly hair say the shampoo moisturizes and cleans without weighing their hair down.

reviewers who specifically described their hair as fine, thin, or low-porosity

Reviewers with damaged, bleached, or product-buildup-prone hair say the shampoo cuts through oils and residue effectively, while a couple of reviewers with undamaged hair found it left hair feeling heavy or noticed no real benefit.

reviewers contrasting bleached/damaged or buildup-prone hair with undamaged ('virgin') hair

Many reviewers note the formula is noticeably thin and watery compared to typical shampoos, though most say it still lathers well and cleanses effectively despite the unusual texture.

customers comparing it to thicker traditional shampoos, including several from an Influenster sampling promotion

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.

$1.04/oz vs $1.25/oz — Acure Simply Smoothing Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than SheaMoisture Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.25/oz Simply Smoothing Shampoo $1.04/oz Moringa & Avocado Power Gr

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

Value readSimply Smoothing ShampooMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.

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 matchMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo vs Be Gentle, Be Kind Aloe + Oat Milk Ultra Soothing ShampooBriogeo · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Be Gentle, Be Kind Aloe + Oat Milk Ultra Soothing ShampooBriogeo · 99% function matchMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo vs Curiously Clarifying ShampooAcure · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Vivacious Volume ShampooAcure · 95% function matchMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo vs Color Awakening HairbathInnersense Organic Beauty · 96% function matchSimply Smoothing Shampoo vs Ultra Hydrating ShampooAcure · 95% function matchMoringa & Avocado Power Greens Shampoo vs Pure Harmony HairbathInnersense Organic Beauty · 96% function match

Simply Smoothing Shampoo · Moringa & Avocado Power Greens 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.
  • 12 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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