Side by side
Design Essentials Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo vs Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free Shampoo
96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 94%. Design Essentials Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo and Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free 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.
- Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free 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”.
Design Essentials
Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
Design Essentials
Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling 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
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo
Nothing notable here that the others do not also carry.
Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo (20)
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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 Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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5
Cocamide MEA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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6
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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7
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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9
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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10
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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11
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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12
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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13
Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Mangifera Indicia (Mango) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- 17 DC Violet No. 2
- 18 DC Red No. 33 Powder
- 19 FDC Blue No. 1 Powder
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free Shampoo (26)
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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 Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
-
7
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
-
8
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
-
9
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
-
10
Cocamide MEA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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11
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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12
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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13
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Aleuriteus Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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21
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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22
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Limonene
- 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.
Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo
This sulfate-free formula is designed to provide intense moisture while softening and smoothing the cuticle for easier blow-drying.
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Gently cleanses without stripping essential natural oils
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Provides deep hydration while offering exceptional slip for effortless detangling
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.A little goes a long way
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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 slip and moisture. Design Essentials Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo draws complaints about frizz and residue or cast.
Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo
Reviewers with fine, curly/coily hair report reduced shedding and better slip/detangling versus prior products tried
fine curly/coily hairStylists report using it as part of the Agave & Lavender shampoo+conditioner system on clients with good results
stylists / salon clientsPositioned/used by reviewers specifically as a length-retention and pre-blowout shampoo
length-retention focused / blowout clientsReviewers describe it as moisturizing without drying out the scalp or causing itchiness
generalA minority of reviewers report hair feeling sticky or frizzier than usual after use
generalAlmond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Reviewers with coarse/4C-textured hair report it leaves hair notably soft and hydrated, several calling it better than other products they'd tried.
reviewers self-identifying as 4C/natural hairMultiple reviewers describe an easy, rich lather with good slip that makes detangling during the wash noticeably easier.
The scent is frequently and specifically called out as a positive.
Several reviews are about shipping/fulfillment (missing items, no response from customer service) rather than the product itself.
logistics complaint, not formulaPrice 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.
$1.08/oz vs $1.08/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 805 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.
Agave & Lavender Moisturizing & Strengthening Shampoo · Almond & Avocado Moisturizing & Detangling Sulfate-Free 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.
- 7 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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