Side by side
amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner vs Verb Hydrate Conditioner
90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 40%. amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner and Verb Hydrate Conditioner 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.
- Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Hydrate Conditioner — 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”.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-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
Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner
Hydrate Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner (43)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Isopropyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
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4
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- film former
- emollient
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5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Diheptyl Succinate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Quaternium-91
- conditioning agent
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8
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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11
Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed/Colza) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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12
Sesamum Indicum (Sesame/Sésame) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix De Coco) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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15
Polyglutamic Acid
- humectant
- film former
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16
Spirulina Platensis (Blue Green Algae/Algues Bleu-Verte) Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut/Nuix De Coco) Water
- botanical extract
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18
Emblica Officinalis (Gooseberry/Groseille À Maquereau) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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20
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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21
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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22
Glycerin
- humectant
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23
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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24
PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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25
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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26
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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27
Polyquaternium-73
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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28
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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29
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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30
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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31
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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32
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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33
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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34
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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35
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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36
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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37
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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38
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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39
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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40
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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41
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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42
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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43
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Hydrate Conditioner (33)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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6
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Isopropyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
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8
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Ceramide NP
- ceramide
- emollient
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12
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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13
Ethylhexyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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16
Glycerin
- humectant
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17
Lauryl/Myristyl Polyricinoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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18
C11-13 Isoalkane
- solvent
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19
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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20
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
-
21
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- hard-water chelator
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22
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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23
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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24
Steartrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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25
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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26
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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27
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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28
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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29
Myristyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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30
Arachidyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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31
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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32
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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33
Benzyl Salicylate
- 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.
Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner
3x more hydration and 72-hour moisture, clinically proven as a shampoo+conditioner system
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.clinically proven to result in 50% less breakage
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.infused with hyaluronic acid, squalane, and polyglutamic acid
Stated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
Hydrate Conditioner
7x more hydration
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Reduces frizz by 77%
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Smooth, shiny hair
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
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 moisture.
Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner
Reviewers report a noticeable positive difference in hair feel/moisture versus prior products
wavy (2a-c) hair reviewerMultiple reviewers describe it as a routine staple they repurchase and would not go back from
curly/wavy (2a-3b) hair reviewersReviewers report noticeable moisture and volume, though one reviewer felt their wash-and-go curl definition did not last quite as long as with a favorite competitor conditioner
coily (3c-4a) hair reviewerHydrate Conditioner
Reviewers frequently praise the scent as pleasant and long-lasting in hair
generalReviewers with thick, dry hair say it delivers noticeable hydration and softness
thick, dry hairCurly-haired reviewers report it keeps curls soft and easy to detangle without weighing them down
curly/wavy hairOne reviewer reported the bottle pump breaking after only a couple of uses, docking an otherwise positive review
longer curly hairPrice 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.
$1.83/oz vs $2.56/oz — amika Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Verb Hydrate Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Conditioner · Hydrate Conditioner · All conditioners 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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