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Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner vs Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner

97% function match · 7 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 61%. Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner and Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Color Me Happy Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair

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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”.

Trait
Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner — 11.7 oz container Herbal Essences

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner — 11.7 oz container Herbal Essences

Color Me Happy Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$5.99 11.7 oz · $0.89/oz
about $5 11.7 oz · $0.43/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 75% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Lower cost than most conditioners $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 93% of the 689 conditioners 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
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. 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
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
High Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
—
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry hairno humectant appears in the list
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Where to buy
Grocery / mass
Grocery / mass
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientBody Envy Volumizing ConditionerColor Me Happy Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Detangles
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Zea Mays (Corn) Silk Extract
Neutral
#7Supporting
#7Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone
Buildup
#12Below the 1% line
#10Below the 1% line
Benzyl Alcohol
Stabilizes
#13Below the 1% line
#11Below the 1% line
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Stabilizes
#21Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Stearyl Alcohol
Softens
#9Secondary
#2Leading

What only one of them carries

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner

Color Me Happy Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner (24)
Full ingredient list — Color Me Happy Conditioner (17)

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.

VerdictsBody Envy Volumizing ConditionerColor Me Happy Conditioner
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
4
1
Potential conflict
0
0
Color safe and pH balanced
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
SupportedLess fade per wash.

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner

  • Lightweight conditioning formula that lifts hair with fullness and bounceStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Paraben free, mineral oil free, dermatologist tested and certified cruelty free by PETAStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 100% recyclable bottle (excluding cap)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Color Me Happy Conditioner

  • Protects your hair from damage to allow your hair color to look radiant and freshSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • Paraben free, mineral oil freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • Dermatologist tested and certified cruelty free by PETAStated 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.

Both praised for the scent. Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner draws complaints about tangling and weight.

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner

Reviewers frequently praised the fresh citrus scent and lightweight, non-greasy volume it adds to fine hair without weighing it down.

Walmart.com reviewers with fine hair

Many long-time users say Herbal Essences changed the formula (adding a shower-gel component), leaving their hair oily, flat, or stripped of the volume it used to give.

long-time Walmart.com customers of Body Envy

A reviewer with naturally curly hair found it gave little slip or detangling and left hair feeling dry, needing to wash more often than usual.

a silicone-free curly-hair reviewer

A large number of loyal reviewers praised the scent and lightweight volume but are frustrated that the product has become hard to find or was discontinued in stores.

long-time Walmart.com/HerbalEssences.com reviewers

Color Me Happy Conditioner

Reviewers with color-treated hair said the conditioner kept their dyed hair soft and helped prevent it from drying out.

Walmart.com reviewers with color-treated hair

Reviewers repeatedly praised the light, long-lasting floral/rose scent as not overpowering.

general Walmart.com reviewers

Several long-time customers reported a reformulation that left their hair in worse condition than the earlier version, describing damage or reduced conditioning.

long-time Walmart.com customers of Color Me Happy

Reviewers with naturally curly hair often said it didn't add enough moisture, leaving hair feeling dry after rinsing.

Walmart.com reviewers with naturally curly hair

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.

$0.43/oz vs $0.89/oz — Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner costs about 2.1× more per ounce than Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $0.89/oz Body Envy Volumizing Condi $0.43/oz Color Me Happy Conditioner

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readBody Envy Volumizing ConditionerColor Me Happy Conditioner
Label
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners we have researched.
Lower cost than most conditionersCosts less per ounce than most conditioners we have researched.

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.

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner vs Aussie Paraben-Free Miracle Volume Conditioner with Plum & Bamboo for Fine HairAussie · 100% function matchColor Me Happy Conditioner vs Herbal Essences Amaya Papaya Strength Conditioner with Papaya + CitrusHerbal Essences · 100% function matchBody Envy Volumizing Conditioner vs Herbal Essences Amaya Papaya Strength Conditioner with Papaya + CitrusHerbal Essences · 97% function matchColor Me Happy Conditioner vs Aussie Moist Sulfate Free Conditioner for Kids'Aussie · 100% function matchBody Envy Volumizing Conditioner vs Aussie Moist Sulfate Free Conditioner for Kids'Aussie · 97% function matchColor Me Happy Conditioner vs Aussie Kids Curly ConditionerAussie · 100% function matchBody Envy Volumizing Conditioner vs Aussie Kids Curly ConditionerAussie · 97% function matchColor Me Happy Conditioner vs Nutrient Blends Sulfate-Free Miracle Moisture Rose Water ConditionerPantene · 95% function match

Body Envy Volumizing Conditioner · Color Me Happy 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.
  • 11 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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