Side by side
Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free vs Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo
13 of 13 functions match Formula overlap 100%. Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free and Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care 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.
- Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free — flaking scalps
- Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo — flaking scalps
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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”.
Head & Shoulders
Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
Head & Shoulders
Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Flaking scalpsthis carries an over-the-counter active
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Flaking scalpsthis carries an over-the-counter active
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
- Unscentedfree of strong smells
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Hard waterno chelator here to bind the minerals
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Hard waterno chelator here to bind the minerals
- Non-medicated routinesthis is an over-the-counter drug as well as a cosmetic
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-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
Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free
Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo
Nothing notable here that the others do not also carry.
Full ingredient list — Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free (8)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Lauramidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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5
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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6
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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7
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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8
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo (7)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Lauramidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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5
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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6
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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7
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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.
0% sulfates, silicones, and dyes
Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free
Minimal Ingredients Dandruff Protection
SupportedA recognised active does the work.45% less plastic bottle
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo
Sulfate-Free, For All Hair Types, Basic Cleansing
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Fragrance Free. Minimal Ingredients Dandruff Protection
SupportedSafer for scent-sensitive scalps.
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 the scent. Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free draws complaints about weight and residue or cast; Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo draws complaints about irritation.
Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free
Reviewers report effective dandruff control combined with a gentler, hydrating feel on dry or textured hair
dry/textured hair usersReviewers like the orchid-and-aloe scent and eco-friendly reduced-plastic bottle
general usersA subset of reviewers report the sulfate-free formula leaves a greasy feeling or residue
possibly finer/oilier hair typesSome reviewers found the bottle design harder to dispense from as product runs low, and a few reported the formula ineffective for their dandruff
general usersHead & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo
Reviewers describe it as gentle across hair types with good lather and effective flake reduction
general users, all hair typesReviewers with sensitive scalp appreciate the fragrance-free formula, noting it works well without irritation
sensitive-scalp usersA small number of reviewers reported a burning or stinging sensation on the scalp despite the sensitive-scalp positioning
sensitive-scalp usersPrice 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.
$1.23/oz vs $1.47/oz — Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free.
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.
Head & Shoulders Bare Anti-Dandruff Soothing Hydration Shampoo, Sulfate Free · Head & Shoulders Bare Sensitive Scalp Care 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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