Side by side
Kristin Ess Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo vs Mixed Chicks Gentle Clarifying Shampoo
98% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 54%. Kristin Ess Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo and Mixed Chicks Gentle Clarifying Shampoo 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.
- Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
- Gentle Clarifying Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
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”.
Compared at different sizes — 33.81 oz against 10 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- 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
- 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
- silicone-free
- silicone-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
Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo
Gentle Clarifying Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo (39)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
Sodium Sulfate
- salt
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9
Glycerin
- humectant
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10
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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11
Peg-4 Laurate
- emulsifier
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12
Peg-4 Dilaurate
- emulsifier
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13
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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14
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Cetearamidoethyldiethonium Succinoyl Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
- preservative
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17
Peg-4
- humectant
- solvent
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18
Hypnea Musciformis Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Sargassum Filipendula Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Sorbitol
- humectant
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21
Gelidiella Acerosa Extract
- botanical extract
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22
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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23
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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24
Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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25
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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26
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
- butter
- emollient
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27
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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28
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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29
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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30
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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31
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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32
Algin
- gum
- thickener
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33
Carrageenan
- gum
- thickener
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34
Chitosan
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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35
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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36
Sorbitan Oleate
- emulsifier
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37
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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38
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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39
Red 33
- colourant
Full ingredient list — Gentle Clarifying Shampoo (27)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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6
Glycol Stearate
- opacifier
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
- preservative
- hard-water chelator
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8
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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11
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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12
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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13
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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14
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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15
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Benzophenone-4
- UV filter
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17
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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18
Allantoin
- conditioning agent
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19
Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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20
Biotin
- vitamin
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21
Glycerin
- humectant
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22
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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23
Silk Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
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24
Zingiber Officinalis (Ginger) Extract
- botanical extract
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25
Althaea Officinalis (Mallow) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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26
Yellow 5
- colourant
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27
Ci 15985 (Yellow 6)
- colourant
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.
Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo
sulfate-free-claim-absent-note-see-notes
Potential conflictThe label says otherwise.color-safe
Potential conflictLikely to pull colour faster.cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.clarifying
SupportedResets a coated scalp.high-lathering
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.shine-enhancing
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.
Gentle Clarifying Shampoo
Gentle Clarifying SHAMPOO gets straight, wavy, and curly hair clean.
SupportedResets a coated scalp.Rich lather removes build-up.
SupportedResets a coated scalp.Works on a variety of hair textures.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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.
Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo
Many customers praised the shampoo for thoroughly removing product buildup and leaving hair feeling deeply clean and lighter.
A number of reviewers reported the shampoo left their hair feeling unusually dry, brittle, or straw-like after use.
A recurring and serious complaint across many reviewers describes noticeable hair shedding or clumps of hair coming out after repeated use.
Several reviewers mentioned a strong, long-lasting fragrance, which some found pleasant and others found overpowering.
Gentle Clarifying Shampoo
Loyal repeat-purchase pattern, some reviewers report using for years with no plans to switch, including for teenage daughters with strong hair-appearance preferences
parents buying for children/teensCleans effectively without drying hair out, curls stay soft and defined after use
multiple reviewers with curly hairScent is frequently praised as pleasant
general 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.
$0.71/oz vs $1.00/oz — Mixed Chicks Gentle Clarifying Shampoo costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Kristin Ess Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 805 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.
Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo · Gentle Clarifying Shampoo · 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.
- 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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