Side by side
CHI Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo vs Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
98% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 62%. CHI Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo and Malibu C Hard Water Wellness 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.
- Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Hard Water Wellness 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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- 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
Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo (43)
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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
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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7
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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8
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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9
Tuber Magnatum Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Pearl Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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12
Biotin
- vitamin
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13
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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14
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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15
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Gleditsia Triacanthos Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Lamium Album Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- 21 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
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22
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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23
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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24
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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25
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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26
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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27
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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28
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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29
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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30
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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31
Glycerin
- humectant
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32
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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33
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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34
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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35
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
- emulsifier
- emollient
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36
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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37
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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38
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
- 39 Dextran
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40
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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41
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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42
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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43
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Hard Water Wellness Shampoo (27)
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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
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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9
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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10
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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11
Peg-16 Macadamia Glycerides
- emulsifier
- emollient
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
Glucose
- humectant
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15
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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17
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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18
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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19
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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20
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Hydrolyzed Linseed Seed
- botanical extract
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23
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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24
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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26
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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27
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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.
Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo
This invigorating shampoo helps to reset and balance scalp wellness by combatting dryness and flaking.
Stated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.The gentle formula purifies and exfoliates to calm the scalp and balance moisture levels.
SupportedResets a coated scalp.
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
Chelating Shampoo to Cleanse Hair of Hard Water Buildup
SupportedHandles mineral-heavy water.
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.
Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo draws complaints about dryness.
Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo
Leaves hair feeling notably soft when used with the matching Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Conditioner
single reviewer, paired with conditionerGood lather and pleasant smell reported by an exact-product reviewer
Kosmetolog exact 355 ml product reviewCleansing, stronger roots, and less breakage reported after use
Kosmetolog exact 355 ml product reviewHard Water Wellness Shampoo
Improves effectiveness of subsequent masks/treatments by clearing buildup first
reviewers layering with deep conditionersHair reported lighter, shinier, and bouncier after regular use
general reviewersVisible reduction in mineral buildup/dullness reported after a single wash
users in hard water regionsCan feel slightly drying if used daily
users with oily or fine hair using it every dayPrice 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.
$1.88/oz vs $3.00/oz — CHI Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Malibu C Hard Water Wellness 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.
Royal Treatment Scalp Care Biotin Shampoo · Hard Water Wellness 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.
- 9 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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