Side by side
dpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner vs dpHUE Cool Brunette Conditioner
30% function match · 2 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 65%. dpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner and dpHUE Cool Brunette Conditioner share 3 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.
- Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Cool Brunette Conditioner — maximum slip
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”.
- 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
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
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
Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Apple Cider Vinegar
- pH adjuster
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6
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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7
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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8
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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9
Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate
- light ester
- emollient
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10
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Water
- botanical extract
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11
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Glycerin
- humectant
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13
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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14
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- film former
- emollient
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15
Diheptyl Succinate
- light ester
- emollient
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16
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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17
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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18
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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19
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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20
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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21
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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22
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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23
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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24
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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25
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- botanical extract
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26
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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27
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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28
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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29
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Eugenol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Farnesol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Cool Brunette Conditioner (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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5
Distearyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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6
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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7
Glycerin
- humectant
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8
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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11
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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13
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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14
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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15
Silk Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
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16
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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17
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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18
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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19
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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20
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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21
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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22
Blue 1 (CI 42090)
- colourant
- direct dye
- blue dye
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23
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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.
Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner
helps protect against breakage and color fading as it detangles and enhances shine without weighing down hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Cool Brunette Conditioner
Neutralizes brassiness and orange and red tones in brunettes as it helps detangle and hydrate
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Silk Proteins help add softness and shine as it restores your glossiest brunette hue
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.
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 shine. DpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner draws complaints about dryness.
Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner
Reviewers pair it with the dpHUE ACV rinse and describe hair left soft, shiny, and hydrated
reviewer using it alongside the ACV rinseReviewers with fine, dense, or oily-scalp hair report it detangles well without feeling heavy
reviewer with fine dense hair and oily scalp, tangle-proneReviewers with thick, coarse, wavy or curly hair report it is not moisturizing enough on its own
reviewer with thick coarse wavy/curly hairSome reviewers say it works well and would like the price to be lower
general reviewersCool Brunette Conditioner
Used 2-3x/week specifically to keep color fresh between salon visits
general reviewersLeaves hair soft and shiny; easy to use as part of the Cool Brunette routine
general reviewersEffective, alongside the shampoo, at controlling brassiness in dark/gray-covering brunette color
colored brunette hair with graysScent opinions are mixed -- some reviewers love it and find it mild, while others (per this reviewer's own comment about hearing complaints) find it strong
general reviewersPrice 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.
$3.50/oz vs $4.00/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
Apple Cider Vinegar Lightweight Conditioner · Cool Brunette 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.
- 10 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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