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John Frieda Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner vs Olaplex Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner

80% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. John Frieda Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner and Olaplex Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
  • Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner — 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”.

Trait
John Frieda Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner — 8.3 oz container John Frieda

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Olaplex Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner — 8.5 oz container Olaplex

Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$10.99 8.3 oz · $1.48/oz
$25.88 8.5 oz · $3.05/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 53% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 74% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. 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 Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Hard-water defence Differs
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
—
Blonde Enhancer
Where to buy
Brand website · Target
Brand website · 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
Scented, not described

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

IngredientViolet Crush for Blondes ConditionerNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#13Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
Fragrance
#15Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#18Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner

Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner (20)
Full ingredient list — Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner (23)

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.

VerdictsViolet Crush for Blondes ConditionerNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner

  • Conditioner for Blonde HairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner

  • Neutralizes brassiness for brighter hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • 91% agree hair was less brassy*Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 89% smoother after one use**Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

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.

Olaplex Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner draws complaints about dryness and the packaging.

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner

Bottle/pump design noted as easy to dispense and use

general reviewers

Works best when paired with the matching Violet Crush shampoo, producing smoother, softer-feeling hair

general reviewers

Reviewers with blonde/highlighted hair report the purple tint keeps blonde tones looking bright and reduces brassiness

self-identified blonde/highlighted-hair users

Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner

Some users report blonde hair turning gray or purple after the first use.

Ana, Ulta reviewer

A reviewer reports cracked packaging on delivery.

Sakura, Ulta reviewer

Reviewers report brass toning but straw-dry hair or purple shadows if left too long or rinsed poorly.

Sabine and Mrs A, Ulta reviewers

Reviewers report brass reduction, lightening, and lightweight conditioning, but purple transfer to hands is possible.

DizzyLizzy, Ulta reviewer

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.

$1.48/oz vs $3.05/oz — Olaplex Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner costs about 2.1× more per ounce than John Frieda Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $1.48/oz Violet Crush for Blondes C $3.05/oz Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purp

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readViolet Crush for Blondes ConditionerNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners 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.

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner vs Dualsenses Blondes & Highlights Anti-yellow ConditionerGoldwell · 99% function matchNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner vs Dualsenses Blondes & Highlights Anti-yellow ConditionerGoldwell · 83% function matchViolet Crush for Blondes Conditioner vs Clairol Professional Shimmer Lights Purple Conditioner for Blonde & Silver HairClairol · 92% function matchNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner vs Clairol Professional Shimmer Lights Purple Conditioner for Blonde & Silver HairClairol · 83% function matchViolet Crush for Blondes Conditioner vs Blonde Moment Purple ConditionerNot Your Mother's · 85% function matchNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner vs CurlHeights ConditionerDevaCurl · 80% function matchViolet Crush for Blondes Conditioner vs Big Energy - Volumizing ConditionerCurl Keeper · 85% function matchNº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner vs Puremix Activated Charcoal Purifying ConditionerRusk · 77% function match

Violet Crush for Blondes Conditioner · Nº.5P Blonde Enhancer Purple Toning Conditioner · All conditioners 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.
  • 9 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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