Side by side
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo vs Redken All Soft Shampoo
70% function match · 7 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 4%. Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Redken All Soft 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.
- Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo — colour-treated hair
- All Soft Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-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
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo
All Soft Shampoo
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Sodium Cocoate
- Cocamide MIPA
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Argania Spinosa Oil/Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
Full ingredient list — Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
- mild anionic cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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6
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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7
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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8
Glycerin
- humectant
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9
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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10
PEG-150 Distearate
- thickener
- emulsifier
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11
PPG-5-Ceteth-20
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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12
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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13
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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14
PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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15
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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16
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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17
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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18
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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19
Polyquaternium-67
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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20
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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21
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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22
Sodium Phytate
- hard-water chelator
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23
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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24
Coco-Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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25
Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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28
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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29
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
Full ingredient list — All Soft Shampoo (31)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Sodium Cocoate
- cleanser
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4
Cocamide MIPA
- secondary cleanser
- nonionic cleanser
- thickener
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5
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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6
Argania Spinosa Oil/Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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8
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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9
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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10
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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11
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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13
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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14
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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19
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
- 20 Sodium Glycolate
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21
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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22
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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23
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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24
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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25
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
- 28 Methyl Cocoate
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29
CI 17200
- colourant
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30
Ci 15510
- colourant
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31
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo
Protects hair from color-fading, damage & heat exposure
SupportedLess fade per wash.Revitalizes dull locks with strength & hydration
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Intense conditioning for stronger and more resilient hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Most concentrated all-in-one formula for strength repair for all types of damaged hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Vegan & sulfate-free formula
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
All Soft Shampoo
For Dry, Brittle Hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.15x more conditioning vs a non-conditioning shampoo
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
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.
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo
Users report the shampoo feels salon-quality and recommend it to family/friends
general usersReviewers describe hair as clean, silky, and smooth after use
general usersReviewers with fine hair report the 3-step system (shampoo, conditioner, leave-in) makes hair feel thicker and healthier
fine hairMultiple reviewers praise softness and nourishment without weigh-down concerns raised
general usersA recurring complaint is damaged/leaking packaging during shipping, unrelated to the product formula itself
general usersAll Soft Shampoo
Argan oil scent and shine called out favorably
Noticeable softness improvement for damaged or chemically/heat-stressed hair
reviewer with chlorine-exposed hairHigh overall satisfaction and repurchase intent
Perceived as premium-priced relative to value for money
quality rated higher than value in structured ratingsPrice 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.
$2.87/oz vs $3.46/oz — Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Redken All Soft 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.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo · All Soft 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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