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Hask Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo vs Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 56%. Hask Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo and Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Swimmers 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”.

Trait
Hask Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo — container Hask

Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo — 9 oz container Malibu C

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $8 16 oz · $0.50/oz
$9.98 9 oz · $2.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 90% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 62% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Expected lather Same
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
Scalp active Same
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Shampoo
Shampoo
Where to buy
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Salons · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Fresh & airy
How often
every wash

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

IngredientSoothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary ShampooSwimmers Wellness Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#7Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#6Supporting
Potassium Sorbate
Stabilizes
#20Below the 1% line
#25Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#23Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#25Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo (27)
Full ingredient list — Swimmers Wellness Shampoo (25)

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.

VerdictsSoothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary ShampooSwimmers Wellness Shampoo
Supported
3
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo

  • Gently cleanses strandsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Soothes and revitalizes the scalpStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Removes impurities from the scalp for healthier feeling hairSupportedResets a coated scalp.
  • Best for dry, itchy or oily scalpsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, silicone, gluten, drying alcohol and artificial colorsSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Vegan, cruelty free and color-safeSupportedMatches our researched record.

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

  • Chlorine and copper removal for healthier hairSupportedHandles mineral-heavy water.
  • Prevents green hair and drynessStated 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 a clean rinse-out. Hask Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo draws complaints about how it cleanses.

Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo

many reviewers say it soothes an itchy or flaky scalp, with a noticeable cooling or tingling sensation from the tea tree and mint

reviewers with itchy or flaky scalps

several long-time users say a recent bottle/formula change made it thinner and less creamy, and that it no longer cleans as well as the version they remember

reviewers who say they've used this shampoo for years

a few reviewers describe the current scent as stronger or different than before, with one calling it unpleasant, while others still describe it as pleasant and not overpowering

general reviewers

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

Restores softness and texture to chlorine-damaged, crunchy/brittle hair

chlorine-damaged hair

Pleasant creamy texture and fragrance, family/kid-friendly

Effectively removes chlorine and copper residue from pool exposure

active swimmers

Bottle/packaging design criticized as not easily squeezable

A minority of users report skin/eye irritation reactions

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.

$0.50/oz vs $2.00/oz — Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo costs about 4× more per ounce than Hask Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $0.50/oz Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Ro $2.00/oz Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readSoothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary ShampooSwimmers Wellness Shampoo
Label
Lower cost than most shampoosCosts less per ounce than most shampoos we have researched.
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.

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.

Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Shampoo · Swimmers 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.
  • 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.
  • This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.

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