Side by side
Biolage Color Last Shampoo vs Matrix Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes
86% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 85%. Biolage Color Last Shampoo and Matrix Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes 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.
- Color Last Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
- Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes — 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
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
More facts about each one
- protein-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 Last Shampoo
Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes
Full ingredient list — Color Last Shampoo (24)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Coco-Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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5
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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6
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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10
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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11
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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12
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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13
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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14
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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15
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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16
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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20
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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21
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
- UV filter
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22
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Fumaric Acid
- pH adjuster
Full ingredient list — Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Coco-Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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6
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
-
7
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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10
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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11
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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12
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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13
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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15
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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16
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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17
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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18
BHT
- antioxidant
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19
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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20
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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25
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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26
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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27
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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28
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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29
Sodium Acetate
- salt
- pH adjuster
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30
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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31
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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32
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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 Last Shampoo
Prevents color fade for up to 4 weeks
Potential conflictLikely to pull colour faster.35% more shine after one use
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.13x smoother hair after one use
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.2x stronger hair after one use
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Low pH formula
SupportedBrought to an acidic pH.Vegan formula, paraben-free, mineral oil-free, colorant-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.Cruelty-free certified
SupportedMatches our researched record.
Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes
Get rid of brassy hair with a blue shampoo that deposits balancing pigments to lightened hair and neutralizes any discoloration for a more vibrant tone
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.
Biolage Color Last Shampoo draws complaints about the scent and irritation.
Color Last Shampoo
Long-time repeat buyers praise the shampoo for keeping color vibrant longer and leaving hair smooth, healthy and pleasantly scented.
colour-treated hair, repeat buyersReviewers unhappy with the reformulation also say the signature floral scent has been noticeably weakened or changed.
long-term repeat buyersA large, recurring complaint describes a reformulation (soybean oil replacing orchid extract) causing scalp irritation, itching and hair thinning.
long-term/repeat buyersBrass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes
Frequently paired with the matching Brass Off conditioner and described as extending time between salon toning visits
repeat salon-color customersPackaging and lather quality praised as premium/salon-feeling relative to price
general reviewersReviewers report visible brass-neutralizing results after very few uses on lightened/highlighted brunette hair
users with lightened or highlighted brunette hairSome reviewers who went fully blonde found it stopped being strong enough and switched to a purple-toned product
reviewers with very light/blonde hair vs. brunette basePrice 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.
$1.73/oz vs $1.74/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 Last Shampoo · Brass Off Blue Shampoo for Brunettes · 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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