Side by side
Andalou Naturals Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo vs Andalou Naturals Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo
81% function match · 9 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 51%. Andalou Naturals Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo and Andalou Naturals Lavender & Biotin Full Volume 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.
- Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo — colour-treated 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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo
Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- olefin sulfonate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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8
Aronia Melanocarpa Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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10
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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11
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
- 13 Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Oil
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14
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Cell Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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18
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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19
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
Sorbitol
- humectant
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21
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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22
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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23
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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24
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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25
Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- 26 Isomalt
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27
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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28
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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29
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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30
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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31
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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32
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo (40)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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7
Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate
- cleanser
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8
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Cell Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Aronia Melanocarpa Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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12
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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14
Biotin
- vitamin
- 15 Thiamine Hydrochloride
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16
Pyridoxine Hcl
- vitamin
- 17 Niacin
- 18 Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate
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19
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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20
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
- botanical extract
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21
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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22
Chamomile Recutita Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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23
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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24
Linum Usitatissimum Oil
- oil
- emollient
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25
Vitis Vinifera Grapeseed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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26
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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27
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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28
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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29
Allantoin
- conditioning agent
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30
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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31
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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32
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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33
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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34
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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35
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
- 36 Isomalt
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37
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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38
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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39
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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40
Linalool
- 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.
Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo
Hydrates, tames, and softens unruly tresses
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Color-safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.Formulated with patented Fruit Stem Cell complex
Stated by brandCheck the position, not the name.Contains antioxidants and oleic acids
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Leaves hair smooth, sleek, and shiny
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo
noticeably thicker, fuller looking hair with greater lift, body, and silky shine
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Benefits medium and fine hair. Gentle and colour safe.
SupportedLess fade per wash.
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.
Andalou Naturals Lavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo draws complaints about tangling.
Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo
Reviewers with thick or wavy hair say it softens and smooths frizz without weighing hair down.
reviewers with thick or wavy hairReviewers consistently describe the shampoo leaving hair feeling soft, smooth and silky without a greasy residue.
general reviewersOne low-rated reviewer reported the opposite of the marketed benefit, finding it left hair dry and brittle and suspecting the marula oil was too diluted to moisturize.
one dissatisfied reviewerMany reviewers praise the scent as light and pleasant, but several others find the mint note too strong or not to their taste.
general reviewersLavender & Biotin Full Volume Shampoo
Lavender scent widely described as calming and pleasant, a recurring reason for repeat purchase.
general reviewers, some long-term (multi-year) repeat buyersReviewers with fine or thinning hair report visible volumizing without weigh-down, hair left soft and shiny.
fine/thin-hair reviewersValued as a gentle, chemical-free-feeling option for sensitive scalps and color-treated or damaged hair.
sensitive-scalp and color-treated-hair reviewersA minority of reviewers report the opposite of the volumizing claim: dry or tangled-feeling hair after use.
small minority of reviewersPrice 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.
$0.96/oz vs $0.96/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 835 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.
Exotic Marula Oil Silky Smooth Shampoo · Lavender & Biotin Full Volume 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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