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Bed Head Clean Up Shampoo vs Bed Head Dense Up Shampoo

57% function match · 7 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 2%. Bed Head Clean Up Shampoo and Bed Head Dense Up Shampoo share 2 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.

  • Clean Up Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
  • Dense Up Shampoo — fragrance-free

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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
Bed Head Clean Up Shampoo — container, alternate view Bed Head

Clean Up Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Protein-free
  • Moisture-rich
Bed Head Dense Up Shampoo — container, alternate view Bed Head

Dense Up Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$14 25.36 oz · $1.66/oz
$45.75 8.45 oz · $5.41/oz

Compared at different sizes — 25.36 oz against 8.45 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 55% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Priced above most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 95% 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
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Moisture level Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Cleansing strength Differs
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
None No detergent — the conditioners do the cleaning. 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
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
None listed No fragrance is listed. 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
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
High Your hair
Expected lather Differs
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
Little Very little foam; it is worked through rather than lathered. 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
Covers the core
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
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Frequent washerswho want gentler cleansing
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • A squeaky-clean feelthis deliberately leaves conditioning behind
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
Where to buy
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Free of
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Scented, not described
—
How often
every wash
—

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

IngredientClean Up ShampooDense Up Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Geraniol
Fragrance
#29Below the 1% line
#25Below the 1% line
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#30Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Clean Up Shampoo

Dense Up Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Clean Up Shampoo (32)
Full ingredient list — Dense Up Shampoo (30)

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.

VerdictsClean Up ShampooDense Up Shampoo
Supported
2
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
3
Potential conflict
0
1

Clean Up Shampoo

  • Moderate cleanse that removes product buildupSupportedResets a coated scalp.
  • Leaves hair shiny and moisturizedSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Contains menthol for scalp stimulation with cooling sensationStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Dense Up Shampoo

  • Removes build-upPotential conflictToo gentle for real build-up.
  • Leaves hair looking thicker and fullerStated by brandNot something a label can show.
  • Provides style memory via uploader technologyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Contains caffeine with stimulating propertiesStated by brandNot something a label can show.

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 a clean rinse-out and how it cleanses. Bed Head Clean Up Shampoo draws complaints about irritation.

Clean Up Shampoo

Considered good value because a little lathers a lot and it undercuts salon-brand alternatives

price-comparison mentions against salon brands like Paul Mitchell

Cleans thoroughly and strips styling-product buildup without leaving hair feeling dried out

verified purchasers describing years of regular use

Reviewers repeatedly say one bottle lasts many months because only a small amount is needed per wash

long-time daily users, several buying it for a spouse or partner

The mint and menthol scent with its cooling scalp tingle is the single most-mentioned feature

reviewers across the US, UK and Germany

A minority found the mint sensation too strong, describing scalp burning, or said it did little for their hair

a small number of 1-4 star reviewers

Dense Up Shampoo

Effective at stripping out the previous day's styling product residue before restyling

daily-styling users

Reviewers repeatedly say it makes fine or thin hair feel and look thicker, and improves how it holds a style afterward

men styling short or fine hair daily, US and UK reviewers

Multiple reviewers report bottles arriving unsealed or leaking in transit, making a mess of the package

buyers describing damaged shipments

The scent is described as mild or unremarkable rather than a selling point, but nobody calls it unpleasant

UK reviewer contrasting it with more heavily fragranced shampoos

Loyal buyers say it is hard to find in stores and often out of stock, but keep repurchasing anyway

repeat purchasers, including parents buying for picky teenage sons

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.

$1.66/oz vs $5.41/oz — Bed Head Dense Up Shampoo costs about 3.3× more per ounce than Bed Head Clean Up Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.48/oz $17.29/oz $1.66/oz Clean Up Shampoo $5.41/oz Dense Up Shampoo

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

Value readClean Up ShampooDense Up Shampoo
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Priced above most shampoosCosts more per ounce than most shampoos; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.

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.

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Clean Up Shampoo · Dense Up 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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