Side by side
Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner vs Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
85% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 64%. Herbal Essences Color Me Happy Conditioner and Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner 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.
- Color Me Happy Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner — protein-sensitive 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”.
Herbal Essences
Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- 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
- 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
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- 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
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-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
Color Me Happy Conditioner
Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Color Me Happy Conditioner (17)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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5
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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6
Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Zea Mays (Corn) Silk Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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11
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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12
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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13
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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14
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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15
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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16
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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17
Red 33
- colourant
Full ingredient list — Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner (15)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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6
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Zea Mays (Corn) Silk Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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10
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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11
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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12
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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13
Blue 1 (CI 42090)
- colourant
- direct dye
- blue dye
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14
Yellow 5
- colourant
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15
Red 33
- colourant
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.
Color safe and pH balanced
Color Me Happy Conditioner
Protects your hair from damage to allow your hair color to look radiant and fresh
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Paraben free, mineral oil free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.Dermatologist tested and certified cruelty free by PETA
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
Paraben-free and mineral oil-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.Dermatologist tested
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Certified cruelty-free (PETA)
SupportedMatches our researched record.Deep moisture system leaves hair nourished and soft
Stated 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 the scent and hold.
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 hairReviewers repeatedly praised the light, long-lasting floral/rose scent as not overpowering.
general Walmart.com reviewersSeveral 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 HappyReviewers with naturally curly hair often said it didn't add enough moisture, leaving hair feeling dry after rinsing.
Walmart.com reviewers with naturally curly hairHello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner
Reviewers frequently say the coconut scent is strong and long-lasting, often naming it as the main reason they keep repurchasing this conditioner
long-time and repeat buyers across many star ratingsMany reviewers say the conditioner detangles hair easily and can be applied in the shower to work through knots before rinsing
reviewers with long, thick, or coarse/textured hair mentioning detangling specificallySome long-time users say the conditioner leaves their hair feeling dry or no longer moisturizes as well as it used to, prompting a few to consider switching brands
multi-year repeat buyers and one reviewer with textured hair using it as a leave-in cowashA recurring complaint is that the conditioner is dyed a bright blue color, which some reviewers say feels like an unnecessary added chemical in a hair product
reviewers who noticed the product's color while otherwise rating it anywhere from 1 to 5 starsPrice 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 $0.67/oz — Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing Conditioner costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Herbal Essences 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.
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.
Color Me Happy Conditioner · Hello Hydration Deeply Moisturizing 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.
- 15 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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