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Kristin Ess High Gloss Shampoo vs Kristin Ess Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo

69% function match · 7 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 76%. Kristin Ess High Gloss Shampoo and Kristin Ess Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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.

  • High Gloss Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo — colour-treated 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”.

Trait
Kristin Ess High Gloss Shampoo — 8.45 oz container Kristin Ess

High Gloss Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Kristin Ess Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo — container, alternate view Kristin Ess

Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$11.99 8.45 oz · $1.42/oz
$14.99 10 oz · $1.50/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 51% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 51% of the 817 shampoos 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 Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Expected lather Same
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
Scalp active Same
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
None No over-the-counter scalp active. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
  • 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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Where to buy
Grocery / mass
Target · Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
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

IngredientHigh Gloss ShampooKristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#3Leading
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#5Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Acrylates Copolymer
Holds
#6Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Decyl Glucoside
Cleanses
#7Below the 1% line
#4Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#21Below the 1% line
#5Supporting
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Stabilizes
#11Below the 1% line
#6Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#12Below the 1% line
#10Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — High Gloss Shampoo (41)
Full ingredient list — Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo (31)

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.

VerdictsHigh Gloss ShampooKristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo
Supported
6
7
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
1
0
Cruelty free
SupportedMatches our researched record.
SupportedMatches our researched record.
Vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.
SupportedMatches our researched record.

High Gloss Shampoo

  • Brilliant shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • Shine Lock Technology delivers a glassy, light-reflective finishSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • Sulfate-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Color-safeSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Keratin safePotential conflictNot in the ingredient list.

Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo

  • sulfate-free-note-see-notesSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • paraben-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • phthalate-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • silicone-freeSupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.
  • volumizingSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • up-to-48-hour-volumeSupportedLeaves room for lift.

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.

High Gloss Shampoo

The fragrance drew consistent praise, with reviewers describing coconut, vanilla and floral notes as long-lasting.

general reviewers

Reviewers consistently said the shampoo left hair shinier and glossier, often naming it as the reason they bought the line.

general Bazaarvoice reviewers on the retailer PDP

Several reviewers with fine hair said the shampoo felt too heavy and weighed hair down.

reviewers with fine or thin hair

A few reviewers reported scalp dryness or itching/dandruff when using the shampoo as part of the full High Gloss system.

reviewers using the full High Gloss system

Multiple reviewers with thick or coarse hair said the shampoo needed a second wash or extra product to feel fully clean.

reviewers with thick or coarse hair

Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo

No review themes researched for this product yet.

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.

$1.42/oz vs $1.50/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $1.42/oz High Gloss Shampoo $1.50/oz Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readHigh Gloss ShampooKristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Shampoo
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos 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.

High Gloss Shampoo · Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing 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.
  • 6 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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