Side by side
Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo vs Rusk ColorX Shampoo
93% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 46%. Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo and Rusk ColorX 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.
- Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- ColorX 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”.
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- 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
- sulfate-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
Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo
Full ingredient list — Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo (31)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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6
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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7
Isopentyldiol
- solvent
- humectant
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8
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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9
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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10
Avena Sativa (Oat) Peptide
- protein
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11
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- 12 Magnesium PCA
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13
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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14
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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15
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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16
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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17
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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18
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- hard-water chelator
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19
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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20
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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21
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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22
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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23
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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24
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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25
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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26
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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27
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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28
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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29
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — ColorX Shampoo (42)
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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
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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7
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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11
Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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12
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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13
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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15
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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16
Ethylhexyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
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17
Sorbitan Laurate
- light ester
- emollient
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18
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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19
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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20
Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Protein
- protein
- film former
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21
Polyquaternium-7
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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22
Propoxytetramethyl Piperidinyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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23
Chlorphenesin
- preservative
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24
Polyquaternium-47
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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25
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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26
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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27
4-t-butylcyclohexanol
- fragrance
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28
Dimethicone PEG-8 Meadowfoamate
- silicone
- emollient
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29
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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30
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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31
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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32
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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33
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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34
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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35
C11-15 Alketh-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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36
Isochrysis Galbana Extract
- botanical extract
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37
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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38
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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39
Sodium Acetate
- salt
- pH adjuster
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40
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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41
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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42
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.
Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo
Softer, smoother, stronger hair
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Non-stripping cleanse
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Helps smooth and hydrate dry, stressed strands
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
ColorX Shampoo
Helps color last longer
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Features P3 Technology to help strengthen hair, reduce breakage and fight frizz
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.protects color from fading between services up to 35 washes
SupportedLess fade per wash.
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.
Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo
Gentle, non-stripping cleanse valued by users looking to avoid sulfates for daily/frequent washing
general reviewers, sulfate-conscious buyersSome loyal customers express nostalgia for a prior/discontinued Not Your Mother's formula, implying mixed reception to newer scent/formula direction
longtime brand customersCompatibility with color-treated and keratin-treated hair is a recurring question/interest in Q&A
color-treated and keratin-treated hair usersColorX Shampoo
A reviewer with auburn, curly, color-treated hair reports the shampoo helps color last longer while also taming frizz, consistent with its color-protecting positioning.
color-treated curly hairReviewers report the shampoo leaves hair notably soft and silky, and describe the scent very positively.
general usersReview volume is thin (only 2 reviews found via the brand's Junip widget as of this capture), limiting how representative these themes are.
note on data volume, not a product complaintPrice 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.
$0.85/oz vs $2.17/oz — Rusk ColorX Shampoo costs about 2.6× more per ounce than Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Hydrate 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.
Aura Boost Hydrate Shampoo · ColorX 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.
- 9 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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