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Herbal Essences Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)

46% function match · 5 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 19%. Herbal Essences Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo and Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) share 2 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.

  • Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) — 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 Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo — 13.5 oz container Herbal Essences

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) — 9.2 oz container Herbal Essences

Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)

  • Shampoo
  • Value
  • Silicone-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$8.47 13.5 oz · $0.68/oz
$13.99 33.8 oz · $0.46/oz

Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 13.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 80% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Value tier · costs less than 91% 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 Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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 Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Little Nothing here is built to reduce combing force. 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Expected lather Differs
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. 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
Covers the core
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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
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
Grocery / mass · Brand website
Grocery / mass · Drugstore
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Mint & herbal · CitrusStrong
How often
every wash
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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

IngredientColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free ShampooHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#6Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Sodium Benzoate
Stabilizes
#11Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Sodium Citrate
pH balancer
#15Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#14Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo

Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)

Full ingredient list — Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo (20)
Full ingredient list — Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) (18)

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.

VerdictsColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free ShampooHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)
Supported
2
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo

  • Protects color-treated hair to stay vibrant and shiny for up to 4 more weeksSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Sulfate-free, paraben-free, dye-free, phthalate-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • 25% less plastic in bottleStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)

  • Removes build-up and residue, leaving your hair squeaky clean and full of weightless volumeSupportedResets a coated scalp.
  • Crafted without mineral oil or siliconeSupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.
  • pH-balanced and gentle enough for daily useSupportedBrought to an acidic pH.

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.

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo

Reviewers with color-treated or dyed hair say it helps keep hair looking healthy, shiny and less frizzy.

Reviewers say it cleans well and lathers generously without drying hair out or irritating the scalp, which several credit to the sulfate-free formula.

Several reviewers call it good value for the price, though at least one felt it was expensive for the bottle size.

Most reviewers describe the scent as pleasant but mild rather than strong, and a minority were disappointed it did not smell more distinctly like grape.

Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)

Felt soothing on an easily-irritated, sun-sensitive scalp rather than causing burning or irritation

sensitive/sun-sensitive scalp

Refreshing tea tree scent described as strong but not overbearing, lingers pleasantly after washing

Clarifies and cleanses deeply, leaving hair squeaky clean without feeling overly stripped for most users

A returning customer asked whether the formula had changed from a prior year's version they preferred; the brand confirmed both packaging and formula were updated.

Some reviewers feel they need to double-cleanse to get the full clarifying benefit, rating it just okay for the price

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.

$0.46/oz vs $0.68/oz — Herbal Essences Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree).

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $0.68/oz Color + Protect Grapeseed $0.46/oz Herbal Essences Classic Cl

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

Value readColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free ShampooHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree)
Label
Lower cost than most shampoosCosts less per ounce than most shampoos we have researched.
Lower cost than most shampoosCosts less per ounce than most shampoos 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.

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free ShampooHerbal Essences · 100% function matchHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) vs DHS Tar ShampooPerson & Covey · 95% function matchColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free ShampooHerbal Essences · 100% function matchHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) vs Aussie Paraben-Free Miracle Volume Shampoo with Plum & Bamboo For Fine HairAussie · 93% function matchColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Smooth + Shine Hemp Sulfate Free ShampooHerbal Essences · 100% function matchHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) vs A Curl Can Dream Deep Cleansing ShampooMatrix · 93% function matchColor + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo vs Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage ShampooPantene · 100% function matchHerbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) vs HydraLight Hydrating Shampoo for Oily Hair (Hydra-Light Weightless Moisture Shampoo)Nexxus · 91% function match

Color + Protect Grapeseed Sulfate Free Shampoo · Herbal Essences Classic Clarifying Shampoo (Tea Tree) · 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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