Side by side
Malibu C Curl Wellness Shampoo vs Malibu C Scalp Wellness Shampoo
78% function match · 8 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 30%. Malibu C Curl Wellness Shampoo and Malibu C Scalp Wellness Shampoo share 3 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.
- Curl Wellness Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Scalp Wellness Shampoo — colour-treated hair
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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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- 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
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Curl Wellness Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Curl Wellness Shampoo (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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7
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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8
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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11
Peg-4 Rapeseedamide
- emulsifier
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12
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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13
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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14
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Polyquaternium-39
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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19
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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20
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Hexamethylindanopyran
- fragrance
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23
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Scalp Wellness Shampoo (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- olefin sulfonate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Cocamide Dipa
- secondary cleanser
- thickener
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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6
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
- thickener
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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9
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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10
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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11
Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
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12
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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13
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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14
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Glycerin
- humectant
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16
Glucose
- humectant
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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19
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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21
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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22
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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23
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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.
Curl Wellness Shampoo
Helps Remove Buildup & Restore Definition
Partly supportedLight residue, not heavy build-up.
Scalp Wellness Shampoo
Help soothe and moisturize the scalp while boosting body and shine
SupportedLeaves room for lift.gentle, vegan scalp shampoo
SupportedMatches our researched record.exclusive sulfate-free surfactant technology and a nourishing vitamin complex combine to help shield hair from waterborne irritants
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
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.
Curl Wellness Shampoo
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Scalp Wellness Shampoo
Reviewers say the clean feeling lasts several days, letting them stretch out washes.
reviewers using it once or twice a week instead of dailySeveral reviewers describe it clearing scalp buildup, flakes and dandruff without stripping the hair.
long-term users and a parent describing her teenage stepdaughter's dandruffMultiple reviewers say it cleanses thoroughly while leaving hair feeling soft rather than dried out or frizzy.
general reviewers, one describing color-treated hairOne reviewer complained the bottle leaks in transit and has to be double-bagged when traveling.
a frequent travelerPrice 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.
$1.00/oz vs $1.51/oz — Malibu C Scalp Wellness Shampoo costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Malibu C Curl Wellness 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.
Curl Wellness Shampoo · Scalp Wellness 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.
- 4 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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