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John Frieda John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo vs John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes
67% function match · 8 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 66%. John Frieda John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo and John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes 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.
- John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo — protein-sensitive hair
- Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes — protein-sensitive 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”.
John Frieda
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo
- Shampoo
- Drugstore
- Protein-free
- Moisture-rich
- 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- 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
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
More facts about each one
- 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
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo
Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes
Full ingredient list — John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy 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
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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7
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
- 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
Lauric Acid
- emulsifier
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11
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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12
PPG-9
- humectant
- solvent
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13
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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14
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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17
Malic Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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18
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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19
Sorbitan Laurate
- light ester
- emollient
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20
Glycine
- amino acid
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21
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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22
Pearl Powder
- powder
- mineral
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23
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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24
Stearoxypropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
- 25 C14-28 Isoalkyl Acid
- 26 C14-28 Alkyl Acid
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27
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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28
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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29
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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30
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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31
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Caramel
- colourant
Full ingredient list — Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes (22)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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6
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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7
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- wax
- emollient
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8
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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9
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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10
Sorbitan Caprylate
- light ester
- emollient
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11
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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12
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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13
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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17
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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18
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Blue 1 (CI 42090)
- colourant
- direct dye
- blue dye
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22
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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.
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo
Unveil shiny, dimensional tones as you cleanse.
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Helps protect brunette color as it moisturizes, replenishes and visibly repairs dry, natural and color-treated brunette hair.
Potential conflictLikely to pull colour faster.
Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes
Crushes brassy tones for cooler, brighter blonde in 1 use.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Counteracts yellow tones and brassy hair for a bright, radiant and irresistibly cool blonde.
Partly supportedA hint of gloss.Effectively cleanses without stripping hair of moisture.
Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
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.
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo
Reviewers report it does not strip hair or scalp and leaves both feeling clean while preserving color
general usersReviewers with color-treated brunette hair report it keeps brunette color looking good without fading
color-treated brunette hairReviewers say daily washing does not leave hair feeling dry or brittle, hair stays soft and silky
frequent washersViolet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes
Reviewers note hair feels softer and shinier, especially when paired with the matching conditioner
Used as part of the shampoo+conditioner comboReviewers report the toning effect reliably removes yellow/brassy undertones from blonde/highlighted hair
Blonde-highlighted hair, some via sampling program (PINCHme)Reviewers describe easy-to-use packaging and a pleasant scent
General blonde-hair reviewer basePrice 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.
$1.08/oz vs $1.63/oz — John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes costs about 1.5× more per ounce than John Frieda John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy 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.
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Vibrancy Shampoo · Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blondes · 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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