Side by side
John Frieda Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo vs Joico K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo
88% function match · 10 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 65%. John Frieda Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo and Joico K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting 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.
- Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
- K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
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”.
Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 8.45 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
More facts about each one
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
Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo
K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo (33)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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6
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- 8 Erythritol
- 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
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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11
Cocamide MEA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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12
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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13
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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14
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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17
Malic Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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18
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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19
Glycine
- amino acid
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20
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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21
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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22
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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23
PPG-9
- humectant
- solvent
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24
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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25
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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26
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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27
Diazolidinyl Urea
- formaldehyde releaser
- preservative
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28
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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29
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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30
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
- preservative
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31
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo (46)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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5
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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6
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Cocamide MEA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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8
Sorbitol
- humectant
- 9 Hydrolyzed Hair Keratin
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10
Keratin
- protein
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11
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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13
Hydrolyzed Keratin Pg-Propyl Methylsilanediol
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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14
Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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15
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Phosphatidylcholine
- emulsifier
- emollient
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17
Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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18
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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19
Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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21
Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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22
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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23
Glycolipids
- emulsifier
- emollient
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24
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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25
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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26
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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27
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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28
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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29
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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30
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- wax
- film former
- emollient
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31
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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32
Glycerin
- humectant
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33
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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34
Polyquaternium-55
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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35
Arginine Hcl
- amino acid
- humectant
- 36 Thioctic Acid
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37
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
- UV filter
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38
Allantoin
- conditioning agent
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39
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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40
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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41
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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42
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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43
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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44
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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45
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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46
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo
Cleanses, instantly restores and prevents the appearance of future damage.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo
Maintains over 82% of haircolor for up to 8 weeks
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Repairs & strengthens damaged hair
SupportedReinforces a damaged strand.Instantly 9X stronger hair
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Twice the shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Gently cleanses color-treated hair
Potential conflictLikely to pull colour faster.
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.
Joico K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo draws complaints about weight and the scent.
Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo
Reviewers say hair feels noticeably smoother and thicker with continued use, and rinses out completely without leaving residue
a repeat user of about a month, plus the retailer's AI-generated review summaryReviewers describe the fragrance as pleasant and not overpowering, and several call it out as one of their favorite things about the product
general reviewers, per the retailer's AI-generated review summaryReviewers with curly, wavy or coarse hair say it noticeably reduces frizz and makes hair easier to manage even in humidity
reviewers with curly, wavy and coarse hair types, per the retailer's AI-generated review summary and individual reviewsReviewers who tried it after damage from coloring or heat styling say they saw improvement in how hair looked and felt within the first week
reviewers with color-treated or heat-styled, damaged hairThe retailer's review summary flags that the formula still contains sulfate-based ingredients, which some reviewers weigh against its vegan/cruelty-free marketing
general reviewers, per the retailer's AI-generated review summaryK-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo
Reviewers with colored hair consistently say the shampoo keeps hair feeling clean, soft and shiny while the color stays looking fresh rather than fading.
color-treated hair customersA recurring negative pattern is hair feeling limp, oily or greasy after use, which some reviewers link to noticeable breakage over months of continued use.
long-term users reporting breakageMultiple reviewers complain that the bottle arrives filled noticeably below the neck compared to other brands, reading it as a fill-level or quality-control problem rather than a formula one.
customers checking fill level on receiptSeveral reviewers describe the fragrance as overpoweringly strong, calling it extremely perfumey.
scent-sensitive reviewersPrice 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.
$0.53/oz vs $1.30/oz — Joico K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting Shampoo costs about 2.5× more per ounce than John Frieda Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo.
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.
Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Shampoo · K-PAK Color Therapy Color-Protecting 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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