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Nioxin Scalp Relief Treatment vs TGIN Balance Collection Scalp Serum

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 73%. Nioxin Scalp Relief Treatment and TGIN Balance Collection Scalp Serum share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Scalp Relief Treatment — protein-sensitive hair
  • Balance Collection Scalp Serum — protein-sensitive 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”.

Trait
Nioxin Scalp Relief Treatment — front of package Nioxin

Scalp Relief Treatment

  • Scalp treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
TGIN

Balance Collection Scalp Serum

  • Scalp treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$40 3.38 oz · $11.83/oz
$15.99
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 60% of the 154 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Not enough priced scalp treatments 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
Slip / detangling Same
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Hard-water defence Differs
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
out of 10
A simple formula
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Scalp treatmentserum
Scalp treatmentserum
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons · Amazon
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
How often
—
as needed

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

IngredientScalp Relief TreatmentBalance Collection Scalp Serum
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Niacinamide
Detangles
#2Leading
#4Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#3Leading
#2Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#4Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Stabilizes
#6Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Sodium Benzoate
Stabilizes
#7Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#8Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Scalp Relief Treatment

Balance Collection Scalp Serum

Full ingredient list — Scalp Relief Treatment (24)
Full ingredient list — Balance Collection Scalp Serum (25)

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.

VerdictsScalp Relief TreatmentBalance Collection Scalp Serum
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Scalp Relief Treatment

  • SENSITIVE, DRY & ITCHY SCALPStated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.

Balance Collection Scalp Serum

  • Activates the removal of buildupStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Supports a healthy scalp environmentStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Refreshing cleanse experienceStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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.

Scalp Relief Treatment

Against 154 scalp treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readScalp Relief TreatmentBalance Collection Scalp Serum
Label
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments per ounce.
Not enough priced scalp treatments 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.

Scalp Relief Treatment vs Mineral Detox Pre-Shampoo RinseKristin Ess · 95% function matchBalance Collection Scalp Serum vs Age Defense SerumNioxin · 95% function matchScalp Relief Treatment vs Restore Scalp Serum, Fragrance FreeSEEN · 93% function matchBalance Collection Scalp Serum vs Revitalizing Scalp ScrubPATTERN Beauty · 95% function matchScalp Relief Treatment vs Serene Scalp Densifying Treatment SprayOribe · 93% function matchBalance Collection Scalp Serum vs No.0.5 Scalp Longevity TreatmentOlaplex · 93% function matchScalp Relief Treatment vs Hair Density Serum IntenseGrow Gorgeous · 92% function matchBalance Collection Scalp Serum vs Scalp Revival Charcoal + Tea Tree Scalp TreatmentBriogeo · 93% function match

Scalp Relief Treatment · Balance Collection Scalp Serum · All scalp treatments 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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