Side by side
Living Proof Clarifying Detox Shampoo vs Living Proof Full Shampoo
94% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 74%. Living Proof Clarifying Detox Shampoo and Living Proof Full 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.
- Clarifying Detox Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Full 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 8 oz against 2 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- 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
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- 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
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Clarifying Detox Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Clarifying Detox Shampoo (35)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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8
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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9
Cetyl Stearate
- light ester
- emollient
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10
Charcoal Powder
- absorbent
- powder
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11
Betaine
- humectant
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12
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
- 14 Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
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15
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
- film former
- polymer
- 16 PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate
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17
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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18
Isostearyl Isostearate
- light ester
- emollient
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19
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
- 20 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
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21
Glycerin
- humectant
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22
Steareth-20
- emulsifier
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23
Peg-75 Stearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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24
Trideceth-9
- emulsifier
- 25 Ceteth-20
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26
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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27
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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28
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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29
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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30
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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31
Hydroxyacetophenone
- preservative
- antioxidant
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32
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Full Shampoo (25)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Sunfloweroyl Methylglucamide
- cleanser
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8
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
- humectant
- film former
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9
Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
- conditioning agent
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10
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
- humectant
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11
Polyquaternium-47
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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12
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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13
Sorbitan Laurate
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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16
Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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17
Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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18
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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19
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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20
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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21
Hydroxyacetophenone
- preservative
- antioxidant
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Citronellol
- 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.
Clarifying Detox Shampoo
Removes 97% of product buildup with one wash
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Removes 95% of sebum + pollution with one wash
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Removes 65% of copper with one wash
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Full Shampoo
Delivers 2x the volume with every wash
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Scientifically proven to improve hair texture and quality
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.
Living Proof Full Shampoo draws complaints about the price.
Clarifying Detox Shampoo
Users with oily scalps and product buildup report this effectively cleanses and leaves their scalp refreshed and less greasy.
reviewers with self-described oily scalps or significant product buildup issuesThis clarifying shampoo can leave hair feeling excessively dry and stripped, particularly when used on fine, curly, or color-treated hair.
reviewers with various hair types, especially those noting pre-existing drynessSeveral reviewers experienced scalp irritation and acne breakouts along the hairline after using this product.
individual users reporting direct reactionsThe product produces minimal lather and requires significantly more product per wash than typical shampoos.
multiple reviewers comparing to their regular shampoo expectationsFull Shampoo
Reviewers describe hair feeling softer and smoother after washing.
Reviewers report the shampoo leaves hair feeling thoroughly clean without stripping.
The light citrus/green-tea fragrance is repeatedly called out as a pleasant, lasting scent.
Reviewers with fine, thin, or flat hair report noticeably improved volume and body.
fine/thin/flat hairA minority of reviewers question whether results justify the premium price point.
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.
$3.82/oz vs $4.75/oz — Living Proof Clarifying Detox Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Living Proof Full Shampoo.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 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.
Clarifying Detox Shampoo · Full 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.
- 8 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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