Side by side
amika Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner vs amika Vault Color-Lock Conditioner
75% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 30%. amika Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner and amika Vault Color-Lock Conditioner share 1 ingredient 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.
- Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Vault Color-Lock 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
- Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-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
Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner (26)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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6
Montmorillonite
- clay
- powder
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7
Illite
- clay
- absorbent
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8
Charcoal Powder
- absorbent
- powder
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9
Tropaeolum Majus (Indian Cress/Capucine) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
- 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
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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12
Menthyl Lactate
- fragrance
- active
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13
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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15
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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16
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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17
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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20
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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21
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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22
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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23
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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24
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Vault Color-Lock Conditioner (44)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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6
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer
- silicone
- film former
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9
Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Glycine
- amino acid
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12
Alanine
- amino acid
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13
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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14
Aspartic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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15
Histidine
- amino acid
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16
Isoleucine
- amino acid
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17
Phenylalanine
- amino acid
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18
Proline
- amino acid
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19
Serine
- amino acid
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20
Threonine
- amino acid
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21
Valine
- amino acid
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22
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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23
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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24
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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25
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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26
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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27
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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28
Sodium Lactate
- humectant
- pH adjuster
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29
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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30
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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31
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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32
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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33
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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34
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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35
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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36
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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37
C12-13 Pareth-3
- emulsifier
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38
C12-13 Pareth-23
- emulsifier
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39
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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40
Benzophenone-4
- UV filter
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41
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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42
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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43
hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
- fragrance
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44
Limonene
- 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.
Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner
delivers lightweight hydration while restoring moisture
Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.enriched with menthol for a refreshing, cooling feel
Stated by brandCheck the position, not the name.cruelty-free, certified vegan formula
SupportedMatches our researched record.
Vault Color-Lock Conditioner
rich in UV filters and antioxidants
SupportedA real filter is listed.
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.
Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner
Reviewers who use the shampoo+conditioner as a set describe hair feeling exceptionally clean after both steps.
shampoo+conditioner system usersSome reviewers who bought the set say they prefer the conditioner to the shampoo half of the Reset system.
system users comparing both halvesThe cooling/tingling scalp sensation from menthol is the most repeated praise point, with one reviewer specifically noting relief on a sunburned scalp.
general reviewersFragrance opinion is split: most reviewers like the scent, but a minority describe it as chemical-smelling and report not noticing the advertised cooling effect.
general reviewersVault Color-Lock Conditioner
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.
$2.55/oz vs $4.48/oz — amika Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner costs about 1.8× more per ounce than amika Vault Color-Lock 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.
Reset Cooling Gel Conditioner · Vault Color-Lock 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.
- 6 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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