Side by side
Biosilk Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo vs CHI BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo
96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 80%. Biosilk Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo and CHI BioSilk Color Therapy 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.
- Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- BioSilk Color Therapy 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”.
Biosilk
Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- 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
Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo
BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo (31)
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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 C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- olefin sulfonate cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Lauryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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8
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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9
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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10
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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11
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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12
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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14
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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15
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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17
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
- mild anionic cleanser
- emulsifier
- cleanser
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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19
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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23
Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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24
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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25
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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26
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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27
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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28
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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29
Sorbitan Laurate
- light ester
- emollient
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30
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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31
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo (34)
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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
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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8
Ribes Grossularia Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Phyllostachis Bambusoides Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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11
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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13
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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14
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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15
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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16
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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17
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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18
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
- emulsifier
- emollient
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19
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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20
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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21
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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22
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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23
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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24
Rapeseedamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
- conditioning agent
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25
Steareth-4
- emulsifier
- 26 Quaternium-96
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27
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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28
Glycolic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
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29
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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30
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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31
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
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.
Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo
Enriched with organic coconut oil and silk to cleanse and replenish moisture
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Color-safe formula nourishes to strengthen and recover vibrancy
SupportedLess fade per wash.Provides soft, smooth and silky hair
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Reconditions dry, damaged hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo
Contains VibraRiche for maximum color retention
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Imbues hair with three-dimensional shine
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Strengthens hair from the inside out
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.Sulfate-free shampoo
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Cleanses with gentle surfactants
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Rids hair of impurities without stripping hair color
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Great for all hair types and all hair colors
Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
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.
Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo
No review themes researched for this product yet.
BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo
Hair is repeatedly described as soft, silky and smooth after washing, across very different hair textures, and a small amount goes a long way.
general reviewers, both the 12 oz and 34 oz sizesReviewers with colour-treated hair say it keeps their colour bright and stops it turning brassy while cleansing gently, without the stripped feeling they get from other shampoos.
colour-treated and highlighted hair, several with dry hairA recurring disappointment is buyers expecting a purple or toning shampoo: it deposits no tone, so blondes hoping for brightening say it is 'just shampoo'.
blonde reviewers who bought it expecting a toning shampooA minority say it left their hair dry, heavy or lusterless, and a few report increased shedding while using it; a couple of critical reviews concern damaged seals on delivery rather than the product.
the 8% one-to-three-star 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.
$1.61/oz vs $1.92/oz — CHI BioSilk Color Therapy Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Biosilk Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo.
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.
Silk Therapy with Organic Coconut Oil Moisturizing Shampoo · BioSilk Color Therapy 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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