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Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo vs Herbal Essences Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo
72% function match · 9 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 25%. Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Herbal Essences Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo share 3 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.
- Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo — 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”.
Herbal Essences
Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
- 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
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- 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 scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- silicone-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
Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo (19)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Lauramidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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9
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Histidine
- amino acid
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11
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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12
Sodium Salicylate
- preservative
- exfoliant
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13
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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15
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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16
TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
- cleanser
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17
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo (17)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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5
Sodium Xylenesulfonate
- solubilizer
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6
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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7
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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11
Peg-60 Almond Glycerides
- emulsifier
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12
Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
- conditioning agent
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13
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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14
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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15
Sodium Salicylate
- preservative
- exfoliant
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Tetrasodium EDTA
- 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.
Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Instantly defines and hydrates for bouncy curls
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.0% sulfates, parabens, dyes, or phthalates
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Certified PETA cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.
Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo
Dermatologist-tested formulation
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.PETA certified cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.Free from silicones and minerals
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.
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.
Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Sulfate-free, paraben-free, cruelty-free certifications resonate with ingredient-conscious buyers.
ingredient-conscious buyersCurly-haired users report a lightweight hydration balance without buildup or heaviness.
curly hairConfirmed safe and color-compatible on dyed/treated hair by multiple reviewers.
color-treated hairNoticeable curl definition and bounce reported with regular use, especially by naturally curly-haired reviewers.
naturally curly hairSome silicone-avoidant customers were disappointed to learn the formula contains silicones (dimethiconol) despite other clean-label claims.
silicone-avoidant usersJojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$0.61/oz vs $0.84/oz — Herbal Essences Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Herbal Essences Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls Shampoo.
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.
Herbal Essences Curl + Define Apricot Sulfate-Free Shampoo · Jojoba Oil & Lavender Curls 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.
- 6 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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