Side by side
Moroccanoil Frizz Control Shampoo vs UNITE Hair Mint Thickening Shampoo
94% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 21%. Moroccanoil Frizz Control Shampoo and UNITE Hair Mint Thickening 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.
- Frizz Control Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- Mint Thickening Shampoo — fragrance-free
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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label — scented
- 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
- 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
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or damaged haira strong detergent system strips as it cleans
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- fragrance-free
- protein-free
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
Frizz Control Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Frizz Control Shampoo (49)
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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
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Lauryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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6
Disteareth-75 IPDI
- thickener
- polymer
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7
Cocamide Methyl MEA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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8
Coconut Acid
- emulsifier
- salt
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9
Bis-Cetearyl Amodimethicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- silicone
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10
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Jackfruit Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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15
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Amaranth Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Red Algae Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Rosemary Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
- gum
- thickener
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20
Argan Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
- emollient
- oil
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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23
Coco-Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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24
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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25
Sodium Isethionate
- cleanser
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26
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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27
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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28
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- hard-water chelator
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29
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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30
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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31
Ceteareth-25
- emulsifier
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32
Ceteareth-7
- emulsifier
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33
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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34
Lactobacillus Ferment
- preservative
- botanical extract
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35
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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36
Fumaric Acid
- pH adjuster
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37
Glycolic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
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38
Potassium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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39
BHT
- antioxidant
- 40 Diisostearyl Malate
- 41 Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
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42
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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43
Ascorbyl Palmitate
- antioxidant
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44
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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45
Chlorphenesin
- preservative
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46
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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47
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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48
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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49
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Mint Thickening Shampoo (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropylamine Oxide
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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6
Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer
- silicone
- film former
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7
C12-13 Pareth-23
- emulsifier
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8
C12-13 Pareth-3
- emulsifier
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9
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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10
Xylitylglucoside
- humectant
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11
Anhydroxylitol
- humectant
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12
Xylitol
- humectant
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13
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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14
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 17 decylene glycol
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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19
Glycereth-26
- humectant
- solvent
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20
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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23
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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24
PEG-45m
- thickener
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25
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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26
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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27
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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28
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Linalool
- 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.
Frizz Control Shampoo
Reduce static and flyaways by 99%
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Frizz control for up to 72 hours
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Reduce frizz by up to 73%
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Protect against frizz in up to 90% humidity
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Color-safe; formulated without sulfates, phosphates, or parabens
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Mint Thickening Shampoo
stimulates, cleanses, soothes
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.peppermint oil soothes the scalp
Stated by brandDepends on your scalp.menthol stimulates hair growth
Stated by brandNot something a label can show.honey aids cell rejuvenation
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.no sulfates or sodium chloride
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Men's Health voted this the best shampoo for thinning hair
Stated by brandNot something a label can show.
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.
Frizz Control Shampoo
Reviewers in humid climates report the shampoo/conditioner routine keeps hair noticeably smoother through the day compared to prior products
humid-climate usersThe travel size is called out as a convenient way to try the line before committing to a full bottle
travel-size buyersA minority of reviewers report needing more than one use before noticing a difference in frizz control
new/short-term usersSome reviewers with dry hair say they prefer Moroccanoil's Moisture line shampoo over Frizz Control for their texture
dry/thick-hair users comparing to another Moroccanoil lineMint Thickening 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.
$2.62/oz vs $2.81/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
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.
Frizz Control Shampoo · Mint Thickening 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.
- 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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