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Alba Botanica Body Builder Shampoo - Mango vs Rahua Hydration Shampoo

93% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 24%. Alba Botanica Body Builder Shampoo - Mango and Rahua Hydration Shampoo 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.

  • Body Builder Shampoo - Mango — colour-treated hair
  • Hydration 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”.

Trait
Alba Botanica

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Rahua Hydration Shampoo — container, alternate view Rahua

Hydration Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$11.59 12 oz · $0.97/oz
$35–38 9.3 oz · $4.09/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 68% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 87% 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
Cleansing strength Same
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. 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
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Expected lather Same
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. Your hair
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. 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
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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 light scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Hard waterno chelator here to bind the minerals
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
—
Hydration
Where to buy
Brand website · Amazon · Walmart …
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
Fruity · Sweet & vanilla
Fruity · Sweet & vanillaLight

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

IngredientBody Builder Shampoo - MangoHydration Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#5Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#11Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#31Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract
Neutral
#11Secondary
#2Leading

What only one of them carries

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango

Hydration Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Body Builder Shampoo - Mango (31)
Full ingredient list — Hydration Shampoo (27)

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.

VerdictsBody Builder Shampoo - MangoHydration Shampoo
Supported
2
2
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango

  • All-day body and fullnessSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • Sulfate freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • 100% vegetarian, cruelty-freeStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Hydration Shampoo

  • deeply hydrating shampoo that gently cleanses while restoring softnessSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • mango sugars attract and retain moistureSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • reduces frizz to boost manageabilityPartly supportedA little slip, not a lot.

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 and how it cleanses. Rahua Hydration Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging.

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango

Adds body and root volume to fine hair without heaviness or stickiness

Fine-hair reviewers

Leaves hair soft and non-stripped; accessible exact-SKU sample is positive-skewed

Exact-SKU reviewers; positive-skew sample

Sweet mango scent and clean lather are recurring positives

Exact 32 oz product reviewers

Hydration Shampoo

Hydrates dry hair without heaviness or weigh-down

reported by low-porosity and dry/textured hair reviewers

Sulfate-free formula praised for cleansing without over-drying

general

Pleasant, mild fruity scent frequently mentioned

general

Thick, rich formula seen as good value; small amount goes a long way

general

Bottle/pump dispensing described as difficult due to thick viscosity

general

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.

$0.97/oz vs $4.09/oz — Rahua Hydration Shampoo costs about 4.2× more per ounce than Alba Botanica Body Builder Shampoo - Mango.

$0.00/oz median $1.48/oz $17.29/oz $0.97/oz Body Builder Shampoo - Man $4.09/oz Hydration Shampoo

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

Value readBody Builder Shampoo - MangoHydration Shampoo
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.

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango vs Colorific Shampoo, PlumeriaAlba Botanica · 100% function matchHydration Shampoo vs Daily Workout Shampoo with Watermelon & Blood OrangeAcure · 95% function matchBody Builder Shampoo - Mango vs More Moisture Shampoo, Coconut MilkAlba Botanica · 96% function matchHydration Shampoo vs Ocean Surf Repair & Refresh ShampooAlba Botanica · 94% function matchBody Builder Shampoo - Mango vs Hawaiian Shampoo, So Smooth GardeniaAlba Botanica · 96% function matchHydration Shampoo vs Colorific Shampoo, PlumeriaAlba Botanica · 93% function matchBody Builder Shampoo - Mango vs Rosemary ShampooAs I Am · 96% function matchHydration Shampoo vs Color Awakening HairbathInnersense Organic Beauty · 93% function match

Body Builder Shampoo - Mango · Hydration 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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