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Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner vs Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner

95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 22%. Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner and Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner share 4 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.

  • Thickening Volume Conditioner — dry, thirsty hair
  • UPLIFT Volumizing 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 Thickening Volume Conditioner — 8.5 oz container Bumble and bumble

Thickening Volume Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner — brand photograph Vegamour

UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$13.60 8.5 oz · $4.47/oz
$33–35 8 oz · $4.38/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 88% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 87% 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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. 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 Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
UPLIFT Volumizing
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent
Sweet & vanilla
Scented, not described

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

IngredientThickening Volume ConditionerUPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#23Secondary
Propanediol
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#3Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#6Supporting
#2Leading
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Softens
#7Supporting
#25Secondary
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Protein
#8Supporting
#12Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#23Below the 1% line
#33Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#24Below the 1% line
#36Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Thickening Volume Conditioner

UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Thickening Volume Conditioner (30)
Full ingredient list — UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner (37)

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.

VerdictsThickening Volume ConditionerUPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner
Supported
0
1
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Thickening Volume Conditioner

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

UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner

  • Nourishes, detangles and controls frizz.SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 volume. Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Conditioner draws complaints about how it cleanses; Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner draws complaints about dryness.

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

UPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner

Scent is repeatedly praised as pleasant

general reviewers

Described as lightweight and highly concentrated, needing only a small amount per use

general reviewers

Reviewers with fine or flat hair report noticeable volume and lift without heaviness or greasiness

fine/flat-hair reviewers, several incentivized (gifted) reviews

A minority of reviewers report it leaves hair feeling oily or dry rather than volumized

general reviewers

Some reviewers say they did not notice a meaningful volume increase despite otherwise liking the product

general reviewers

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.

$4.38/oz vs $4.47/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $4.47/oz Thickening Volume Conditio $4.38/oz UPLIFT Volumizing Conditio

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

Value readThickening Volume ConditionerUPLIFT Volumizing Conditioner
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
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.

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Thickening Volume Conditioner · UPLIFT Volumizing 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.
  • 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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