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Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo vs Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo

98% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 37%. Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo and Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Swimmers Wellness Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • UPLIFT 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
Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo — 9 oz container Malibu C

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo — container Vegamour

UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$9.98 9 oz · $2.00/oz
$35
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 62% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Not enough priced shampoos to place it Masstige tier
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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low 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
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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 strong 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
Line
UPLIFT Volumizing
Where to buy
Salons · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Fresh & airy
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

IngredientSwimmers Wellness ShampooUPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#3Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#5Supporting
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Protein
#16Below the 1% line
#10Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#18Below the 1% line
#27Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#23Below the 1% line
#30Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Swimmers Wellness Shampoo (25)
Full ingredient list — UPLIFT 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.

VerdictsSwimmers Wellness ShampooUPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

  • Chlorine and copper removal for healthier hairSupportedHandles mineral-heavy water.
  • Prevents green hair and drynessStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo

  • Gently cleanses and adds 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.

Both praised for the scent. Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging; Vegamour UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo draws complaints about weight.

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

Restores softness and texture to chlorine-damaged, crunchy/brittle hair

chlorine-damaged hair

Pleasant creamy texture and fragrance, family/kid-friendly

Effectively removes chlorine and copper residue from pool exposure

active swimmers

Bottle/packaging design criticized as not easily squeezable

A minority of users report skin/eye irritation reactions

UPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo

Many reviewers note a pleasant, not-overpowering scent and good lather from a small amount

Reviewers with fine hair frequently credit the shampoo with a visible volume/fullness boost without weighing hair down

fine hair

Reviewers paired it with the matching UPLIFT conditioner and reported the combination gave a bigger volume/shine improvement than the shampoo alone

used with the matching UPLIFT conditioner

A recurring minority complaint says the shampoo weighs hair down or leaves a greasy film, the opposite of its volumizing claim

Several reviewers report results took a few weeks of consistent use to notice

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.

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo

Against 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readSwimmers Wellness ShampooUPLIFT Volumizing Shampoo
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Not enough priced shampoos to place itWe need more comparable products before we can place this.

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.

Swimmers Wellness Shampoo · UPLIFT 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.
  • 10 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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