Side by side
American Crew American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men vs American Crew Oil Control Shampoo
96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 29%. American Crew American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men and American Crew Oil Control 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.
- American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men — protein-sensitive hair
- Oil Control Shampoo — protein-sensitive 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”.
American Crew
American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men
- Shampoo
- Masstige
- Silicone-free
- Protein-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
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
American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men
Full ingredient list — American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men (16)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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6
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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7
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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8
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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9
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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10
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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11
Sodium Acetate
- salt
- pH adjuster
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12
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
- 13 Sodium Glycolate
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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15
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Oil Control Shampoo (34)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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5
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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6
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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8
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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9
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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10
Glycerin
- humectant
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11
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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13
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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15
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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16
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
- emulsifier
- emollient
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17
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- 18 Quaternium-22
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19
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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20
Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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21
Sodium Acetate
- salt
- pH adjuster
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22
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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23
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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24
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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25
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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26
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
- 27 Zinc Sulfate
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28
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Methyl 2-Octynoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Terpineol
- 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.
91% naturally derived ingredients
American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men
Silicone-free, vegan formula
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.Deep clean without stripping your hair of its natural oils
SupportedResets a coated scalp.
Oil Control Shampoo
Scalp-focused shampoo that removes excess oil at the root
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Clinically tested to reduce scalp sebum
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
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.
American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men
Large bottle sizes valued for long-lasting use
Removes excess oil without over-drying
Some long-time users dislike a newer citrus-mint scent and want the original formula back
reviewers who used a prior formulation/scentSome report hair feeling dry/straw-like with daily use despite moisture claims
Concerns that sulfate content strips natural oils, especially for textured hair
reviewers with textured/coily hairOil Control 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.
$1.75/oz vs $2.49/oz — American Crew American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men costs about 1.4× more per ounce than American Crew Oil Control 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.
American Crew Daily Cleansing Shampoo for Men · Oil Control 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.
- 8 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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