Side by side
Alba Botanica Body Builder Shampoo - Mango vs Alba Botanica Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo
89% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 66%. Alba Botanica Body Builder Shampoo - Mango and Alba Botanica Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo share 4 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.
- Body Builder Shampoo - Mango — colour-treated hair
- Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh 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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Heavy product buildupthis is not a clarifying wash
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-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
Body Builder Shampoo - Mango
Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Body Builder Shampoo - Mango (31)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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7
Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed
- botanical extract
- protein
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10
Laminaria Digitata Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Ascorbic Acid
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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14
Retinyl Palmitate
- vitamin
- antioxidant
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15
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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16
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Dehydroacetic Acid
- preservative
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19
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
- 20 Hydrolyzed Sweet Almond Seedcake
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21
Linoleic Acid
- emollient
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22
Linolenic Acid
- emollient
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23
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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24
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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25
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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26
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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27
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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28
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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29
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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30
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo (28)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed
- botanical extract
- protein
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8
Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract
- botanical extract
- 9 Ulva Lactuca (Sea Lettuce) Extract
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10
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil
- oil
- emollient
- 11 Juniperus Mexicana (Cedar) Oil
- 12 Abies Sibirica (Fir Needle) Oil
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13
Ferula Galbaniflua (Galbanum) Resin Oil
- oil
- emollient
- 14 Lavandula Hybrida (Lavandin) Oil
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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16
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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17
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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20
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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21
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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22
Sucrose Laurate
- light ester
- emulsifier
- emollient
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23
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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25
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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26
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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27
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
Body Builder Shampoo - Mango
All-day body and fullness
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Sulfate free
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.100% vegetarian, cruelty-free
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo
repairs split ends and decreases breakage
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.healthier hair with every wash
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.100% vegetarian ingredients
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.no animal testing
Stated 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.
Body Builder Shampoo - Mango
Adds body and root volume to fine hair without heaviness or stickiness
Fine-hair reviewersLeaves hair soft and non-stripped; accessible exact-SKU sample is positive-skewed
Exact-SKU reviewers; positive-skew sampleSweet mango scent and clean lather are recurring positives
Exact 32 oz product reviewersOcean Surf Repair & Refresh Shampoo
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$0.85/oz vs $0.97/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
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.
Body Builder Shampoo - Mango · Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh 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.
- 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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