Side by side
Free & Clear Shampoo for Sensitive Skin vs Mixed Chicks Shampoo for Kids
89% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 37%. Free & Clear Shampoo for Sensitive Skin and Mixed Chicks Shampoo for Kids share 2 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.
- Shampoo for Sensitive Skin — fragrance-free
- Shampoo for Kids — 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 33 oz against 12 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
- Unscentedfree of strong smells
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- 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
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- If scent matters to younothing is added here
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Hair that tangles wetnothing here reduces combing force
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-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
Shampoo for Sensitive Skin
Full ingredient list — Shampoo for Sensitive Skin (15)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Lauryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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5
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Glycerin
- humectant
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8
Sucrose Cocoate
- light ester
- emulsifier
- emollient
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9
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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11
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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12
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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13
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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14
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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15
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
Full ingredient list — Shampoo for Kids (14)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Lauryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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6
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Glycerin
- humectant
- 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
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
- preservative
- hard-water chelator
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11
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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14
Citral
- 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.
Shampoo for Sensitive Skin
Free of formaldehyde releasers commonly found in ordinary shampoos
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.pH balanced and dermatologist tested
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Shampoo for Kids
Family size...a great shampoo for our kids...now you can wash daily without fuss.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Sulfate-free.
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Try not to shampoo curly hair more than 2x
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
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.
Free & Clear Shampoo for Sensitive Skin draws complaints about dryness and frizz.
Shampoo for Sensitive Skin
Effective and calming for reviewers or family members with eczema, scalp issues, and skin sensitivities
Sensitive-skin and eczema householdsSome users find it very drying, describing straw-like hair and even shedding during conditioning
Users with longer or drier hairComplaints that hair is left tacky, gummy, or frizzy and hard to manage regardless of conditioner used
Reviewers focused on hair feel rather than skin toleranceDivided views on value: worth the premium for irritant avoidance, questionable if you don't need the gentle formula
Price-conscious buyers vs. medically motivated buyersShampoo for Kids
Works well when paired with the brand's leave-in conditioner for softness and curl definition
parents using the product as part of a routineParents report the scent and softening effect keep kids curls manageable over long-term repeat use
parents of curly-haired children, multi-year usersOne reviewer reports the product flared up a child's eczema and described customer service as unhelpful about the short 7-day return window
parent of a child with eczemaPrice 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.
$0.91/oz vs $1.17/oz — Free & Clear Shampoo for Sensitive Skin costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Mixed Chicks Shampoo for Kids.
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.
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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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