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OGX Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo vs OGX Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo

35% function match · 2 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 22%. OGX Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo and OGX Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo share 2 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.

  • Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
  • Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint 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
OGX Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo — 13 oz container OGX

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
OGX Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo — 13 oz container OGX

Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$10.69 13 oz · $0.82/oz
$8–10 13 oz · $0.67/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 75% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 81% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
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 Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Cleansing strength Differs
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. 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 Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
Low The silicones here are the water-soluble kind. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Expected lather Differs
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. 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
—
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • 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
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Where to buy
Grocery / mass
—
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
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

IngredientBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning ShampooClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#21Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo

Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo (22)
Full ingredient list — Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo (19)

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.

VerdictsBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning ShampooClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo

  • Clarifies hair and removes oil and residue buildupPartly supportedLight residue, not heavy build-up.
  • Protects hair's protein & lipid barrierStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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.

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo

Reviewers with blonde, highlighted or bleached hair repeatedly report it neutralizes brassy or yellow tones and brightens color within one to a few washes.

Several reviewers report noticeable hair shedding or hair loss during use and say they stopped buying it after hearing news reports linking OGX products to hair loss claims.

A recurring complaint is that regular use dries hair out, with several reviewers recommending limiting it to once or twice a week and always following with a conditioner or mask.

A large group of reviewers praise the scent as pleasant and not overpowering, distinguishing it favorably from other purple shampoos they have tried.

Reviewers who normally buy salon-brand purple shampoos (Pureology, Fanola, Kristin Ess) describe this as a comparable but slightly less pigmented, budget alternative.

Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo

Several reviewers report the shampoo leaves hair dry, stripped or scalp itchy/irritated, with a few describing significant hair loss or dryness they attribute to the product.

Many reviewers describe a fresh, invigorating rosemary-mint scent with a cooling, tingling sensation on the scalp that they compare to a spa treatment.

A recurring positive pattern is hair and scalp feeling clean, light and free of buildup after washing, with several reviewers calling out good value for the price.

A substantial group of longtime OGX customers are unhappy that this Rosemary Mint formula replaced the discontinued Tea Tree Mint line, saying it does not clean, moisturize or smell the same and asking for the old formula back.

Some reviewers say the opposite of the clarifying claim happened for them, describing hair that turned oily or weighed down within a day of washing.

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.

$0.67/oz vs $0.82/oz — OGX Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than OGX Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $0.82/oz Blonde Enhance + Purple To $0.67/oz Clarifying Strength + Rose

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 817 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning ShampooClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo
Label
Lower cost than most shampoosCosts less per ounce than most shampoos we have researched.
Lower cost than most shampoosCosts less per ounce than most shampoos we have researched.

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.

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo vs Biotin & Collagen Extra Strength Volumizing Shampoo for Fine HairOGX · 96% function matchClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo vs EverPure Sulfate Free Bond Repair+ ShampooL'Oréal · 94% function matchBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo vs Healthy Scalp Clarify & Shine Shampoo With Pink GrapefruitNeutrogena · 92% function matchClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo vs Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco ShampooOGX · 93% function matchBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo vs Deluxe Defense ShampooKenra Platinum · 87% function matchClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo vs Repair & Protect Bond Protein Lightweight ShampooOGX · 93% function matchBlonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo vs Platinum Blonde Violet ShampooPaul Mitchell · 86% function matchClarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint Shampoo vs Botugen ShampooFanola · 93% function match

Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Shampoo · Clarifying Strength + Rosemary Mint 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.
  • 8 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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