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R+Co GEMSTONE Color Shampoo vs R+Co INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO

13 of 13 functions match Formula overlap 86%. R+Co GEMSTONE Color Shampoo and R+Co INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO 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.

  • GEMSTONE Color Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • INGENIOUS THICKENING 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
R+Co GEMSTONE Color Shampoo — 8.5 oz container R+Co

GEMSTONE Color Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
R+Co INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO — 8.5 oz container R+Co

INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO

  • Shampoo
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Lightweight
Price, size & price per ounce
$18–30 8.5 oz · $2.94/oz
about $49 8.5 oz · $5.77/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 74% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 97% 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 Same
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Cleansing strength Same
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. Your hair
Strong Removes oil, buildup, and most residue — a reset wash. 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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 Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate 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
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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
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
GEMSTONE
INGENIOUS
Where to buy
Sephora · Target
Sephora · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
Vegan · brand states
Vegan · brand states
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

IngredientGEMSTONE Color ShampooINGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#2Leading
Lauryl Glucoside
Cleanses
#3Leading
#3Leading
Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate
Cleanses
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleanses
#5Supporting
#6Supporting
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
Cleanses
#6Supporting
#5Supporting
Acrylates Copolymer
Holds
#7Supporting
#9Secondary
Silicone Quaternium-8
Buildup
#28Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#45Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Cocamide MIPA
Cleanses
#23Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Limonene
Fragrance
#46Below the 1% line
#44Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

GEMSTONE Color Shampoo

INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO

Full ingredient list — GEMSTONE Color Shampoo (47)
Full ingredient list — INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO (44)

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.

VerdictsGEMSTONE Color ShampooINGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

GEMSTONE Color Shampoo

  • Shine bright with GEMSTONE, a nourishing shampoo for color-treated hairSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Contains a color protection complex proven to keep your hue rich and vibrantStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO

  • Amplified elegance: Give fine hair a boost with instant body, bounce and shineSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • Cleanses and clarifies, removing product buildupSupportedResets a coated scalp.

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.

Both praised for hold.

GEMSTONE Color Shampoo

Reviewers describe it as strong enough to fully cleanse yet gentle enough to help color treatments last longer

general color-treated hair

Fine-haired curly reviewers report it keeps color good while reducing dryness

fine, curly, colored hair

Reviewers with thick, coarse hair note added shine and silkiness after use

thick/coarse hair type

Reviewers report the shampoo keeps color-treated hair vibrant and true over time, some using it for several years without switching

multi-year repeat customers, colored hair

INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO

Reported to make short and fine hair appear noticeably fuller/thicker and hold style shape longer

fine/short-haired reviewers, including one asked if she got extensions

Does not weigh hair down or leave it greasy, unlike other thickening shampoos reviewers had tried

fine, thin, oily-prone hair reviewers comparing against other thickening shampoos

Often used as part of a multi-product R+Co thickening routine (paired with other Dallas/texture products) rather than standalone

reviewers layering multiple R+Co products for fine hair

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.

$2.94/oz vs $5.77/oz — R+Co INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO costs about 2× more per ounce than R+Co GEMSTONE Color Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $2.94/oz GEMSTONE Color Shampoo $5.77/oz INGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMP

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

Value readGEMSTONE Color ShampooINGENIOUS THICKENING SHAMPOO
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

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GEMSTONE Color Shampoo · INGENIOUS 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.
  • 10 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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