Side by side
Aveda Color Control Shampoo Rich vs Aveda Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo
81% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 17%. Aveda Color Control Shampoo Rich and Aveda Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo share 2 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.
- Color Control Shampoo Rich — colour-treated hair
- Damage Remedy Restructuring 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- 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
- 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
Color Control Shampoo Rich
Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo
- Babassuamidopropyl Betaine
- Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
- Dimethicone
- Glyceryl Oleate
- Salicylic Acid
Full ingredient list — Color Control Shampoo Rich (31)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Cocoyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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5
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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6
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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7
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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8
Glycol Stearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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9
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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11
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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13
Ethyl Macadamiate
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Propanediol Citrate Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
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15
Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
- light ester
- film former
- thickener
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16
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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17
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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18
Glyceryl Caprylate
- preservative
- emollient
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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21
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Eugenol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
benzyl acetate
- fragrance
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27
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Sodium Phytate
- hard-water chelator
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30
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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31
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo (41)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Babassuamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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6
Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
- mild anionic cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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9
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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10
Hydrogenated Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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12
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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14
Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Glycerin
- humectant
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19
Calcium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
- salt
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20
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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21
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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22
Bixa Orellana Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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23
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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24
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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25
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
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26
Potassium Stearate
- light ester
- emollient
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27
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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28
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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29
Polysorbate 80
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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30
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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31
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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32
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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33
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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36
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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37
Gluconolactone
- humectant
- exfoliant
- hard-water chelator
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38
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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39
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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40
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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41
Annatto (Ci 75120)
- colourant
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.
Color Control Shampoo Rich
Plant-powered shampoo protects color for up to 8 weeks (ex vivo testing on tresses washed 24 times).
SupportedLess fade per wash.Defends against fading and water wash-out.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.100% vegan color protection and care.
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo
Helps repair hair and strengthen hair.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Sulphate free shampoo.
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Formulated with quinoa protein, coconut, and babassu to strengthen and repair damaged tresses.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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.
Aveda Color Control Shampoo Rich draws complaints about irritation; Aveda Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging.
Color Control Shampoo Rich
Positive reviewers, including those with curly hair, say it helps colour last longer, softens hair, and controls frizz when used with the matching conditioner
color-treated/curly hair usersReviewers who liked the discontinued predecessor Color Conserve report the new Color Control formula leaves hair feeling greasy, straw-like, or not clean, and several are unhappy about the rename/reformulation
former Aveda Color Conserve customersSome reviewers report scalp itchiness/irritation after switching to this shampoo
sensitive-scalp usersDamage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo
Long-time loyal users strongly recommend the full Damage Remedy system (shampoo, conditioner, heat protectant) and wish discontinued 1-liter refill bottles would return
multi-year repeat customersSome reviewers report the shampoo lathers poorly and leaves hair feeling greasy/not fully clean, requiring a double wash
general usersPackaging/size availability frustration - customers want the larger 1-liter bottle size back after it was discontinued
bulk/refill-size buyersPrice 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.
$4.11/oz vs $4.32/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 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.
Color Control Shampoo Rich · Damage Remedy Restructuring 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.
- 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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