Side by side
Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE vs Kevin Murphy PLUMPING.RINSE
68% function match · 4 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 5%. Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE and Kevin Murphy PLUMPING.RINSE 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.
- BLOW.DRY RINSE — fine hair
- PLUMPING.RINSE — maximum slip
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”.
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- 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
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-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
BLOW.DRY RINSE
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
Full ingredient list — PLUMPING.RINSE (47)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Bis-Hydroxy/Methoxy Amodimethicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- silicone
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6
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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7
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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8
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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9
Rice Amino Acids
- amino acid
- humectant
- protein
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10
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
- vitamin
- protein
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11
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract
- botanical extract
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16
Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Bambusa Vulgaris Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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19
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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20
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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21
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
- oil
- emollient
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22
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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23
Pogostemon Cablin Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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24
Keratin Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
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25
Apigenin
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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26
Oleanolic Acid
- botanical extract
- 27 Zinc Picolinate
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28
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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29
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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30
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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31
PPG-26-Buteth-26
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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32
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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33
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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34
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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35
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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36
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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37
VP/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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38
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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39
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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40
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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41
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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42
Benzalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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43
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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44
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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45
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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46
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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47
Hydroxycitronellal
- 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.
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.
PLUMPING.RINSE
Treat fine, thin or ageing hair to a lavish level of conditioning goodness
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Delivers essential nourishment to help restore thickness, and boost volume
Potential conflictLikely to weigh hair down.Imparting sublime shine and silky-soft texture
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.
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 volume. Kevin Murphy BLOW.DRY RINSE draws complaints about the price.
BLOW.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 customersPLUMPING.RINSE
Helps with thinning hair, fantastic results, highly recommended
thinning hair concernMajor improvement over prior conditioner; noticeable volume boost
switched from another brandWorks well against flat hair caused by mineral-heavy, low-humidity water conditions when paired with matching wash
hard-water/low-humidity climate (Albuquerque)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.
$5.68/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.
BLOW.DRY RINSE · PLUMPING.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.
- 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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