Side by side
Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo vs Nexxus Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged
96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 68%. Malibu C Hard Water Wellness Shampoo and Nexxus Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged 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.
- Hard Water Wellness Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged — 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”.
- 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
- 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
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
- 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
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged
Full ingredient list — Hard Water Wellness Shampoo (27)
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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
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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5
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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9
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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10
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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11
Peg-16 Macadamia Glycerides
- emulsifier
- emollient
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
Glucose
- humectant
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15
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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17
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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18
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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19
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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20
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Hydrolyzed Linseed Seed
- botanical extract
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23
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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24
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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26
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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27
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
Full ingredient list — Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged (26)
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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
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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6
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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7
Cysteine
- amino acid
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8
Serine
- amino acid
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9
Glycine
- amino acid
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10
Histidine
- amino acid
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11
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Collagen Amino Acids
- amino acid
- humectant
- protein
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13
Hydrolyzed Elastin
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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14
Glycerin
- humectant
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15
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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18
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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19
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
PPG-9
- humectant
- solvent
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21
PEG-45m
- thickener
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22
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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23
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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24
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Yellow 5
- colourant
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26
Red 33 (CI 17200)
- 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.
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
Chelating Shampoo to Cleanse Hair of Hard Water Buildup
SupportedHandles mineral-heavy water.
Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged
Helps repair up to 5 types of damage in minutes, rebuild broken bonds, and restore up to 2 years of protein loss
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.2.7% HYDROLINK BONDER technology, Amino5 Complex, 96% less breakage
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.0% sulfates or silicones
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.
Nexxus Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged draws complaints about weight and how it cleanses.
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo
Improves effectiveness of subsequent masks/treatments by clearing buildup first
reviewers layering with deep conditionersHair reported lighter, shinier, and bouncier after regular use
general reviewersVisible reduction in mineral buildup/dullness reported after a single wash
users in hard water regionsCan feel slightly drying if used daily
users with oily or fine hair using it every dayAmino Bond Shampoo For Damaged
Reviewers frequently say it smells pleasant, lathers well and leaves hair feeling soft and healthy
Amazon verified purchasers, scent tagged in 30 of the AI-summarized review facetsSeveral reviewers with thinning or falling-out hair reported their hair became fuller and shed less after switching to this shampoo
reviewers describing prior hair loss or thinningOne reviewer with dry, chemically damaged hair found the effect plateaued over time, the lather was thin, and it built up a waxy layer requiring a clarifying shampoo
a reviewer with dry, color-treated/bleached hairA number of reviewers say it leaves hair greasy or oily at the roots, and hair condition feedback is mixed
retailer-generated review summary, greasiness tagged in 19 of the AI-summarized facetsPrice 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.
$1.88/oz vs $4.14/oz — Nexxus Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged costs about 2.2× more per ounce than Malibu C Hard Water 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.
Hard Water Wellness Shampoo · Amino Bond Shampoo For Damaged · 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.
- 7 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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