Side by side
Herbal Essences Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo vs Pantene Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo
13 of 13 functions match Formula overlap 86%. Herbal Essences Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Pantene Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage 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.
- Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo — colour-treated 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”.
Strength + Restore Avocado 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
- 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
- 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
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
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
Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Strength + Restore Avocado 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
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) 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 — Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage 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
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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9
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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10
Histidine
- amino acid
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11
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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12
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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13
TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
- cleanser
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14
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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15
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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18
Sodium Salicylate
- preservative
- exfoliant
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19
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.
Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Repairs signs of damage and prevents breakage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Free from sulfates, parabens, dyes, and phthalates
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.PETA cruelty-free certified
SupportedMatches our researched record.Botanicals verified by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo
Regenerative Oil blend system enriched with argan and jojoba oils
Stated by brandCheck the position, not the name.0% sulfated cleansers, dyes, parabens
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Moisturizes & smooths, controls frizz, creates natural shine
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
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.
Pantene Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo draws complaints about dryness and weight.
Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo
A few reviewers felt the bottle was expensive for its size, and one specifically disliked a recent price increase on an otherwise unchanged product.
Reviewers say the sulfate-free formula cleans gently without stripping moisture, though several note it lathers less than a sulfate shampoo and doesn't give the same deep-clean feeling on oily roots.
Reviewers say it leaves hair soft, smooth and shiny, and several note only a small amount is needed per wash.
Most reviewers describe the scent as fresh, clean and a little fruity, though a minority found it too strong or earthy.
Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage Shampoo
Cleanses effectively without stripping, with a pleasant scent
Good value for the price
Leaves hair soft, moisturized, and more manageable
dry/damaged hairCan leave an oily residue or buildup requiring a clarifying wash
fine/oily hairSome users find hair feels heavy despite the moisture claims
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.
$0.74/oz vs $0.81/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 805 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.
Strength + Restore Avocado Sulfate-Free Shampoo · Pro-V Miracles Extreme Damage 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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