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American Crew Daily Silver Shampoo vs John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair

89% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 22%. American Crew Daily Silver Shampoo and John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair share 3 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.

  • Daily Silver Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
  • Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair — 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”.

Trait
American Crew Daily Silver Shampoo — 8.4 oz container American Crew

Daily Silver Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair — 8.3 oz container John Frieda

Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$14–17 8.4 oz · $1.90/oz
$13.57 8.45 oz · $1.68/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 60% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 55% 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 Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Expected lather Same
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. 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
  • 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
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • 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 moderate scent
  • Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
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
Free of
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientDaily Silver ShampooViolet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#6Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#17Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Daily Silver Shampoo (23)
Full ingredient list — Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair (22)

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.

VerdictsDaily Silver ShampooViolet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
3
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Daily Silver Shampoo

  • Eliminates yellow or brassy tonesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Shields against UV-related color fadingPartly supportedIndirect help, not a filter.
  • Enhanced formula with minimal pigmentation for everyday shampooingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • 95% naturally derived ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

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.

John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair draws complaints about dryness and the scent.

Daily Silver Shampoo

Several long-time customers report frustration when the product is frequently out of stock.

Reviewers with gray or silver hair say the shampoo controls yellow and brassy tones effectively.

Multiple reviewers say the shampoo makes thinning gray hair look thicker or fuller.

A few reviewers describe a formula change that left hair feeling stripped or altered the familiar scent.

Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair

leaves hair feeling soft and smelling pleasant when paired with the conditioner

reviewers who used the shampoo and conditioner together

removes yellow/brassy tones and cools blonde in one or two washes

blonde/highlighted-hair reviewers using it as a toning shampoo

a reformulation changed the scent and results for long-time users

a returning customer who had used the product for years before a formula change

did not tone as expected and left hair feeling dry

a reviewer who tried it multiple times against other purple shampoos

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.

$1.68/oz vs $1.90/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.90/oz Daily Silver Shampoo $1.68/oz Violet Crush Purple Shampo

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

Value readDaily Silver ShampooViolet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits 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.

Daily Silver Shampoo · Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair · 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.
  • 11 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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