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American Crew Oil Control Shampoo vs Nexxus Therappe Moisture Shampoo

96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 59%. American Crew Oil Control Shampoo and Nexxus Therappe Moisture 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.

  • Oil Control Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
  • Therappe Moisture 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”.

Trait
American Crew Oil Control Shampoo — 8.45 oz container American Crew

Oil Control Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
Nexxus Therappe Moisture Shampoo — 13.5 oz container Nexxus

Therappe Moisture Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$12.07 8.45 oz · $1.75/oz
$78.19 13.53 oz · $5.78/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 57% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 97% 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. 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 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
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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • 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
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
Therappe / Humectress
Where to buy
Brand website
Target · Grocery / mass
Free of
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
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

IngredientOil Control ShampooTherappe Moisture Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#3Leading
#3Leading
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#7Below the 1% line
#11Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#22Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Oil Control Shampoo (34)
Full ingredient list — Therappe Moisture Shampoo (18)

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.

VerdictsOil Control ShampooTherappe Moisture Shampoo
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Oil Control Shampoo

  • Scalp-focused shampoo that removes excess oil at the rootStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Clinically tested to reduce scalp sebumStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 91% naturally derived ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Therappe Moisture Shampoo

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.

Oil Control Shampoo

No review themes researched for this product yet.

Therappe Moisture Shampoo

Long-time repeat buyers (some using the Therappe/Humectress system for decades) report consistently clean, soft, shiny hair

longtime brand-loyal users

Reduces dryness and adds volume/smoothness with regular use over weeks to months

dry-hair reviewers using it long-term

Makes dry, gray hair shinier and more manageable when paired with the Humectress conditioner

gray/dry-haired reviewers using the two-step system

Gentle on sensitive scalps; several reviewers who react to other shampoos report no irritation

scalp-sensitive reviewers

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 $5.78/oz — Nexxus Therappe Moisture Shampoo costs about 3.3× more per ounce than American Crew Oil Control Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.75/oz Oil Control Shampoo $5.78/oz Therappe Moisture Shampoo

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

Value readOil Control ShampooTherappe Moisture Shampoo
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits 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.

Oil Control Shampoo · Therappe Moisture 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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