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IGK Hair Blonde Pop Shampoo vs Sun Bum Blonde Purple Shampoo

81% function match · 9 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 30%. IGK Hair Blonde Pop Shampoo and Sun Bum Blonde Purple Shampoo share 4 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.

  • Blonde Pop Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Blonde Purple 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”.

Trait
IGK Hair Blonde Pop Shampoo — 8 oz container IGK Hair

Blonde Pop Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Sun Bum Blonde Purple Shampoo — 10 oz container Sun Bum

Blonde Purple Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$12.79 8 oz · $1.60/oz
$9.99 10 oz · $1.05/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 53% of the 805 shampoos we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 65% of the 805 shampoos we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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 Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. 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
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 Same
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. 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 Differs
None No chelating agent in the list. 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
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
  • 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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Line
Blonde Pop
Blonde Purple
Where to buy
Brand website · Sephora
Brand website · Grocery / mass · Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
—
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Floral
Floral

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

IngredientBlonde Pop ShampooBlonde Purple Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#21Below the 1% line
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleanses
#3Leading
#2Leading
Acrylates Copolymer
Holds
#4Supporting
#13Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#49Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#31Below the 1% line
#4Supporting

What only one of them carries

Blonde Pop Shampoo

Blonde Purple Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Blonde Pop Shampoo (50)
Full ingredient list — Blonde Purple Shampoo (25)

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.

VerdictsBlonde Pop ShampooBlonde Purple Shampoo
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Blonde Pop Shampoo

  • Instantly neutralize brass, soften strands, moisturize, and add shine with this blonde-enhancing shampooSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • 7x reduced brassiness and a brighter, more vibrant lookStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Boosted with violet pigment, purple rice, and moisture-rich squalaneSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Blonde Purple Shampoo

  • Our Cruelty-Free Blonde Purple Shampoo is like a magic potion for natural and color-treated blonde and brown hairSupportedMatches our researched record.

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.

Sun Bum Blonde Purple Shampoo draws complaints about volume and the packaging.

Blonde Pop Shampoo

Consistently reported to tone down brassiness/yellow-orange tones in blonde and highlighted hair

blonde/highlighted hair

Unlike some purple shampoos, reviewers say it does not leave hair feeling dry

general, comparing to other purple shampoos

Also cleans well and removes residue from styling products while toning

general

A minority of reviewers note the bottle feels small relative to price

general

Blonde Purple Shampoo

Several reviewers describe it as a more affordable, easier-to-find alternative to salon-brand purple shampoos

value-conscious reviewers

Reviewers with blonde, gray, or silver hair report the shampoo effectively neutralizes brassy or yellow tones

blonde/gray-haired reviewers

A reviewer noted the formula thickens in the bottle over time

long-term repeat buyer

Reviewers frequently mention liking the fragrance, though a couple felt it was less appealing than other Sun Bum hair products

general reviewer base

A reviewer with already very light hair found toning was minimal unless the shampoo was left in dry hair for at least 30 minutes

reviewer with very light/pre-lightened 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.

$1.05/oz vs $1.60/oz — IGK Hair Blonde Pop Shampoo costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Sun Bum Blonde Purple Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.60/oz Blonde Pop Shampoo $1.05/oz Blonde Purple Shampoo

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 805 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readBlonde Pop ShampooBlonde Purple Shampoo
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.

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.

Blonde Pop Shampoo vs Nº.4P Blonde Enhancer Toning ShampooOlaplex · 85% function matchBlonde Purple Shampoo vs Nº.4P Blonde Enhancer Toning ShampooOlaplex · 96% function matchBlonde Pop Shampoo vs Nexxus Clean & Pure Nourishing Detox ShampooNexxus · 83% function matchBlonde Purple Shampoo vs Nexxus Clean & Pure Nourishing Detox ShampooNexxus · 94% function matchBlonde Pop Shampoo vs BLONDED BRIGHTENING SHAMPOOR+Co · 81% function matchBlonde Purple Shampoo vs BLONDED BRIGHTENING SHAMPOOR+Co · 93% function matchBlonde Pop Shampoo vs Garnier Fructis Curl Nourish Sulfate-Free ShampooGarnier Fructis · 81% function matchBlonde Purple Shampoo vs Platinum Blonde Violet ShampooPaul Mitchell · 91% function match

Blonde Pop Shampoo · Blonde Purple 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.
  • 8 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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