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Ouidad VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo vs TRESemme TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair

96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 3%. Ouidad VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo and TRESemme TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair 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.

  • VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair — colour-treated 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
Ouidad VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo — 8.5 oz container Ouidad

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
TRESemme TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair — 28 oz container TRESemme

TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $24 8.5 oz · $2.82/oz
$6–10 28 oz · $0.25/oz

Compared at different sizes — 28 oz against 8.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 72% of the 805 shampoos we’ve priced
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 98% of the 805 shampoos we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. Your hair
Moderate Removes oil and product; leaves some conditioning behind. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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 Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. 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 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
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Colour-treated hairthat fades faster in a sulfate wash
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • 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
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
  • 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
Shampoo
Shampoo
Line
VitalCurl+
Keratin Smooth Color
Where to buy
Salons · Brand website
Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
—
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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

IngredientVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle ShampooTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#28Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#29Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#30Below the 1% line
#25Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#31Below the 1% line
#12Below the 1% line
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleanses
#16Secondary
#3Leading
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#24Below the 1% line
#4Supporting

What only one of them carries

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo

TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair

Full ingredient list — VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo (31)
Full ingredient list — TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair (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.

VerdictsVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle ShampooTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
0
Potential conflict
0
0

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo

  • Gently cleanses without stripping away natural oilsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Rebalancing pH levels for optimal curl healthStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair

  • Prolongs & maximizes time between coloring, leaving hair color radiant and vibrant for up to 60 daysSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • Sulfate-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Certified Cruelty-Free by PETASupportedMatches our researched record.

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.

Ouidad VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging; TRESemme TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair draws complaints about weight and how it cleanses.

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo

Sulfate-free formula removes buildup while leaving hair feeling clean rather than dried out

Improved curl definition and shape retention without stiffness or crunch

classic and spiral curl reviewers

Softer texture and easier detangling after use

fine and thick curl reviewers

Improved scalp comfort, described as fresh and clean without irritation

sensitive-scalp reviewers

Isolated shipping complaints about damaged/leaking pump bottles, not a product-quality issue

TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair

Seen as an affordable sulfate-free option for maintaining color vibrancy

budget-conscious colored-hair users

Reviewers with color-treated hair note the scent is pleasant and hair feels smoother after washing

color-treated hair users

A subset of reviewers report hair feeling greasy or weighed down after repeated use

reviewers with fine or oily-prone hair

Some reviewers find it requires more product to work up a lather than sulfate shampoos

general users comparing to sulfate formulas

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.

$0.25/oz vs $2.82/oz — Ouidad VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo costs about 11× more per ounce than TRESemme TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $2.82/oz VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle $0.25/oz TRESemme Cruelty-Free Kera

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 805 shampoos with a computable unit price.

Value readVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle ShampooTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
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.

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo vs SheaMoisture Virgin Coconut Oil Shampoo Daily HydrationSheaMoisture · 96% function matchTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair vs Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine ShampooSheaMoisture · 96% function matchVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo vs Essential Moisture ShampooCurlsmith · 96% function matchTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair vs Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore ShampooSheaMoisture · 94% function matchVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo vs Fragrance-Free ShampooCurlsmith · 96% function matchTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair vs ANGEL.WASHKevin Murphy · 94% function matchVitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo vs Men Moisturizing Shampoo - Raw Shea Butter & Mafura OilSheaMoisture · 96% function matchTRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair vs Curls Rock Hydrating Shampoo for Juicy Curls and WavesBed Head · 93% function match

VitalCurl+ Clear & Gentle Shampoo · TRESemme Cruelty-Free Keratin Smooth Color Sulfate-Free Shampoo for Color-Treated Hair · 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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