Side by side
John Frieda John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo vs John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
67% function match · 8 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 40%. John Frieda John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo and John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair 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.
- John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair — 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”.
- 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
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- 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
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Scents bother youthis product carries a moderate 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
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- 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 Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo
Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
Full ingredient list — John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo (20)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- olefin sulfonate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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6
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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7
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- wax
- emollient
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8
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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9
Sorbitan Caprylate
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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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 Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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14
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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15
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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16
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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17
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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18
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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19
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
Full ingredient list — Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair (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 Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo
Up with bouncy, defined curls, down with frizz.
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.From frizzy to smooth, or dark to blonde, we’re experts in demanding hair transformations.
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
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.
Both praised for the scent. John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair draws complaints about dryness and the scent.
John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo
Reviewers report hair feels stronger, shinier, and the scalp feels healthier after use
general users, several via PINCHme samplingReviewers praise the scent and describe the product texture/lather as pleasant
general usersReviewers who received free/sample-size bottles via PINCHme describe it as a superior product worth buying full-size
sample recipientsViolet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair
leaves hair feeling soft and smelling pleasant when paired with the conditioner
reviewers who used the shampoo and conditioner togetherremoves yellow/brassy tones and cools blonde in one or two washes
blonde/highlighted-hair reviewers using it as a toning shampooa reformulation changed the scent and results for long-time users
a returning customer who had used the product for years before a formula changedid not tone as expected and left hair feeling dry
a reviewer who tried it multiple times against other purple shampoosPrice 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.
$1.68/oz vs $2.67/oz — John Frieda John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo costs about 1.6× more per ounce than John Frieda Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair.
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 Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo · Violet Crush Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair · 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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