Side by side
Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Nioxin Scalp Relief Shampoo
96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 39%. Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo and Nioxin Scalp Relief 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.
- Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Scalp Relief 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”.
Carol's Daughter
Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Hard waterno chelator here to bind the minerals
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Hard waterno chelator here to bind the minerals
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-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
Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo
Scalp Relief Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo (40)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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6
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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7
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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8
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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11
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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12
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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13
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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14
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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15
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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18
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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19
Peg-150 Stearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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20
Potassium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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21
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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22
Caramel
- colourant
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23
Glycerin
- humectant
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24
Peg-150
- humectant
- solvent
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25
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
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26
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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27
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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28
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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29
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Rosa Canina Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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32
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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33
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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34
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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35
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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36
Melilotus Officinalis Extract
- botanical extract
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37
Salvia Officinalis Extract
- botanical extract
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38
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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39
Peg-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
- emulsifier
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40
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
Full ingredient list — Scalp Relief Shampoo (18)
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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 Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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7
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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8
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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9
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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10
Glycerin
- humectant
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11
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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12
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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13
Isostearyl Alcohol
- light ester
- emollient
- 14 BOSWELLIA SERRATA GUM
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15
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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16
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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17
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Sodium Sulfite
- antioxidant
- preservative
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.
Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo
Color-safe, sulfate free shampoo for dry, dull or brittle hair.
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Weightlessly restores your hair's natural moisture.
Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.No Sulfates, Parabens or Artificial Colors.
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.No silicones, mineral oil, or petroleum.
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.
Scalp Relief Shampoo
SENSITIVE, DRY & ITCHY SCALP
Stated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.
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.
Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo
Long-term repeat users with grey or textured hair report consistent softness/hydration and continued loyalty over years of use.
grey/textured hair, long-term usersSulfate-free cleansing is called out as gentle without fully stripping natural oils, while still feeling like an effective wash.
dry/textured hairScent is frequently praised as a standout positive, described as warm/vanilla and long-lasting.
generalSome reviewers describe the formula as very thick/heavy, requiring a larger amount to avoid a dry-feeling result.
generalWorks best reported by reviewers with looser curl patterns (2C-3C); tighter/coilier textures report more mixed results.
2C-3C vs. 4C hairScalp Relief Shampoo
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$1.05/oz vs $3.99/oz — Nioxin Scalp Relief Shampoo costs about 3.8× more per ounce than Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free 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.
Black Vanilla Moisture & Shine Sulfate Free Shampoo · Scalp Relief 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.
- 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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