Side by side
Redken All Soft Shampoo vs Redken Volume Injection Shampoo
65% function match · 7 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 41%. Redken All Soft Shampoo and Redken Volume Injection Shampoo share 3 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.
- All Soft Shampoo — fast-oiling scalps
- Volume Injection Shampoo — protein-sensitive 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”.
- 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- silicone-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
All Soft Shampoo
- Sodium Cocoate
- Cocamide MIPA
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Argania Spinosa Oil/Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Propylene Glycol
- Dimethicone
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
Volume Injection Shampoo
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
Full ingredient list — Volume Injection Shampoo (22)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Coco-Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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5
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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6
Glycol Distearate
- opacifier
- emollient
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7
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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10
Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- film former
- conditioning agent
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11
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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12
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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13
Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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14
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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15
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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16
Polyquaternium-30
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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17
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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18
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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19
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- 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.
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.
Volume Injection Shampoo
Bodifying Complex with Filloxane to help provide instant volume
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Lightly cleanses the scalp while giving hair a volume boost and creating lift and body
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Leaves hair soft with a shiny finish
Stated 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.
All 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 ratingsVolume Injection Shampoo
Reviewers with fine, oily, low-porosity hair report visible lift and plumpness at the roots after switching from other high-end and drugstore volumizers
fine/oily/low-porosity hair reviewersSome reviewers call it the best volumizing shampoo they have tried for fine hair, citing immediate fullness without dryness
fine-hair reviewersRepeat buyers report continued satisfaction after a couple weeks of use and go on to purchase the matching Redken conditioner
repeat-purchase reviewersReviewers with oily scalps say it lathers well and cleanses moderately-to-deeply without being drying enough to limit daily use
oily-scalp/fine-hair daily washersReviewers with highlighted/color-treated fine hair note it cleans and lifts effectively but say a separate conditioner is still needed for the ends
highlighted fine-hair reviewersPrice 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 $2.87/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
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.
All Soft Shampoo · Volume Injection 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.
- 11 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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