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Bumble and bumble Quenching Conditioner vs Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner

33% function match · 3 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 38%. Bumble and bumble Quenching Conditioner and Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner share 3 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.

  • Quenching Conditioner — protein-hungry hair
  • Thickening Volume Conditioner — dry, thirsty 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”.

Trait
Bumble and bumble Quenching Conditioner — 128 oz container Bumble and bumble

Quenching Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Prestige
Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner — 8.5 oz container Bumble and bumble

Thickening Volume Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$36 128 oz · $3.23/oz
$13.60 8.5 oz · $4.47/oz

Compared at different sizes — 128 oz against 8.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Priced above most conditioners $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 76% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 88% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. 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
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
  • 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
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
—
Thickening Volume
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons
Ulta · Brand website
Free of
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  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanilla

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

IngredientQuenching ConditionerThickening Volume Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#6Supporting
Linalool
Fragrance
#30Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#31Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#33Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Quenching Conditioner

Thickening Volume Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Quenching Conditioner (33)
Full ingredient list — Thickening Volume Conditioner (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.

VerdictsQuenching ConditionerThickening Volume Conditioner
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
2
1
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Quenching Conditioner

  • A hydrating, moisture-rich conditioner for thirsty hairPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • Helps replenish and protect heat-weary, overworked, or chronically dry hairPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.

Thickening Volume Conditioner

  • Instant fullnessStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract instantly thickens and plumpsPartly supportedNeutral on lift.

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.

Quenching Conditioner

No review themes researched for this product yet.

Thickening Volume Conditioner

Reviewers with thin or fine, no-body hair report a visible thickening/fuller-looking effect when used as part of the shampoo+conditioner system.

fine/thin-hair reviewers

Praised for gentle detangling and giving curls a softer feel when paired with the matching shampoo.

curly-hair reviewers

At least one reviewer switching from a different salon-brand system (e.g. Redken All Soft) for thinning/shedding hair reported the system left hair feeling rough in the shower and did not lather well, a negative outlier against the otherwise positive volumizing narrative.

reviewer managing hair thinning/shedding, switching from another salon brand

Some reviewers say the volumizing effect takes repeated/continued use to become noticeable, rather than being immediate.

first-time users

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.

$3.23/oz vs $4.47/oz — Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Bumble and bumble Quenching Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $3.23/oz Quenching Conditioner $4.47/oz Thickening Volume Conditio

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readQuenching ConditionerThickening Volume Conditioner
Label
Priced above most conditionersCosts more per ounce than most conditioners; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Quenching Conditioner vs Scalp Care Regeniplex ConditionerPaul Mitchell · 96% function matchThickening Volume Conditioner vs Destined For Density Megastrength Caffeine + Biotin + Peptide Density ConditionerBriogeo · 100% function matchQuenching Conditioner vs Clinical Dandruff Defense + Dry Scalp Rescue ConditionerHead & Shoulders · 87% function matchThickening Volume Conditioner vs Ultra Hydrating ConditionerAcure · 95% function matchQuenching Conditioner vs TRESemme Healthy Volume ConditionerTRESemme · 83% function matchThickening Volume Conditioner vs Moisture Repair ConditionerOdele · 95% function matchQuenching Conditioner vs Body Envy Volumizing ConditionerHerbal Essences · 83% function matchThickening Volume Conditioner vs Bonding ConditionerAcure · 95% function match

Quenching Conditioner · Thickening Volume Conditioner · All conditioners 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.
  • 6 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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