Side by side
Kevin Murphy BLONDE.ANGEL vs Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE
62% function match · 4 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 2%. Kevin Murphy BLONDE.ANGEL and Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE share 2 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.
- BLONDE.ANGEL — protein-sensitive hair
- BLOW.DRY RINSE — fine 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”.
- 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
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-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
BLONDE.ANGEL
Full ingredient list — BLONDE.ANGEL (37)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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4
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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9
Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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11
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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12
Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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15
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
- butter
- emollient
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16
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
- butter
- emollient
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17
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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19
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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20
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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21
Dimethicone PEG-8 Meadowfoamate
- silicone
- emollient
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22
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
- light ester
- emollient
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23
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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24
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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25
PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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26
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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27
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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28
Benzophenone-4
- UV filter
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29
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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30
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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31
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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32
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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33
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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34
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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36
Red 33
- colourant
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37
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
Full ingredient list — BLOW.DRY RINSE (42)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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6
Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate
- cleanser
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7
Peg-2 Cocamide
- secondary cleanser
- thickener
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8
Glycol Stearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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9
Acronychia Acidula Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Callitris Columellaris Leaf/Wood Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Callitris Glaucophylla Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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13
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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15
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Bromelain
- active
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17
Papain
- active
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18
Glycerin
- humectant
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19
Creatine
- amino acid
- conditioning agent
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20
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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21
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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22
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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23
Silicone Quaternium-16
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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24
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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25
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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26
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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27
Undeceth-5
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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28
Undeceth-11
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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29
Steareth-4
- emulsifier
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30
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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31
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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32
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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33
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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34
Butyloctanol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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35
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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36
Sodium Metabisulfite
- antioxidant
- preservative
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37
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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38
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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39
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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40
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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41
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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42
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
BLONDE.ANGEL
Set just the right tone, and work to restore optimum condition and lustre to brassy, blonde tones
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.
BLOW.DRY RINSE
A repairing and nourishing conditioner that forms a protective layer that guards against colour loss
Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.Anti-Breakage Technology works together to nourish and protect hair with added protective benefits against heat damage
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.
Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE draws complaints about the price.
BLONDE.ANGEL
Removes brassiness and keeps gray/white hair from yellowing when used regularly
gray/white-haired reviewersWorks well paired with the matching Wash to leave hair smooth and healthy, not just toned
reviewers pairing with Blonde Angel WashSome reviewers are hesitant/mixed on trying it based on secondhand mixed reviews before their own use
prospective/first-time buyersBLOW.DRY RINSE
Reviewers with fine hair say it adds fullness and body without weighing hair down.
fine hairUsed together with the matching wash, reviewers report reduced frizz to the point of skipping salon smoothing treatments.
used with Blow.Dry WashFragrance is repeatedly cited as a strong positive across reviews.
A portion of reviewers say the conditioner did not feel like it was doing much and did not justify the price point.
Some existing Kevin Murphy customers who normally like other KM products report this one specifically did not work for them.
existing Kevin Murphy customersPrice 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.
$5.33/oz vs $5.68/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
BLONDE.ANGEL · BLOW.DRY RINSE · 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.
- 7 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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