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Redken All Soft Shampoo vs TRESemme Flawless Curls Shampoo

96% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 9%. Redken All Soft Shampoo and TRESemme Flawless Curls Shampoo share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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
  • Flawless Curls 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”.

Trait
Redken All Soft Shampoo — 10.1 oz container Redken

All Soft Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Salon
  • Moisture-rich
TRESemme Flawless Curls Shampoo — 28 oz container TRESemme

Flawless Curls Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Drugstore
  • Protein-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$29–30 10.1 oz · $2.87/oz
$6–7 28 oz · $0.22/oz

Compared at different sizes — 28 oz against 10.1 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 73% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Lower cost than most shampoos $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 98% 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
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. 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
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
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
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. Your hair
High Thick foam that spreads quickly through the hair. 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
  • 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
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
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
All Soft
—
Where to buy
Salons · Ulta · Grocery / mass
Grocery / mass
Free of
—
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
How often
—
every wash

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

IngredientAll Soft ShampooFlawless Curls Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleanses
#2Leading
#19Below the 1% line
Glycol Distearate
Softens
#7Supporting
#17Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#24Below the 1% line
#12Below the 1% line
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#18Below the 1% line
#4Supporting
Arginine
Protein
#10Secondary
#6Supporting
Coumarin
Fragrance
#25Below the 1% line
#27Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

All Soft Shampoo

Flawless Curls Shampoo

Full ingredient list — All Soft Shampoo (31)
Full ingredient list — Flawless Curls Shampoo (32)

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.

VerdictsAll Soft ShampooFlawless Curls Shampoo
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
1
Potential conflict
0
0

All Soft Shampoo

  • For Dry, Brittle HairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • 15x more conditioning vs a non-conditioning shampooStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

Flawless Curls Shampoo

  • UP TO 72HR DEFINED CURLS: Maintain smooth definition with this shampooSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • HYDRATE & CONTROL FRIZZ: Hydrate and strengthen strandsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Contains Vitamin BStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Moisturizing, DetanglingSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 the scent and shine. TRESemme Flawless Curls Shampoo draws complaints about the scent and frizz.

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 hair

High overall satisfaction and repurchase intent

Perceived as premium-priced relative to value for money

quality rated higher than value in structured ratings

Flawless Curls Shampoo

Many reviewers with wavy or curly hair say it lathers well, rinses out clean without stripping, and leaves curls soft, defined and shiny with a pleasant, not-overpowering scent.

reviewers with wavy or curly hair using the shampoo as part of the Bouncy Curls system

Some curly-haired reviewers say the shampoo dried out and stripped their curl pattern instead of defining it, leaving hair frizzy rather than soft.

reviewers with type 3a or thick curly hair

Multiple reviewers report the pump dispenser itself is broken or defective, a packaging complaint distinct from the formula.

reviewers describing the bottle's pump mechanism

A significant group of long-time users say a formula change (the peptide-blend relaunch) turned the scent into an overpowering perfume smell and caused scalp itching, hair shedding, or allergic reactions.

reviewers who had used TRESemme curly-hair products for years before a reformulation

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.

$0.22/oz vs $2.87/oz — Redken All Soft Shampoo costs about 13× more per ounce than TRESemme Flawless Curls Shampoo.

$0.00/oz median $1.48/oz $17.29/oz $2.87/oz All Soft Shampoo $0.22/oz Flawless Curls Shampoo

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

Value readAll Soft ShampooFlawless Curls Shampoo
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.

All Soft Shampoo vs Intensive Repair Hair Shampoo Pump with Glutamic Amino Serum & Bio-Protein CareDove · 96% function matchFlawless Curls Shampoo vs TRESemme Bouncy Curls Shampoo for Curly HairTRESemme · 100% function matchAll Soft Shampoo vs Daily Moisture ShampooDove · 96% function matchFlawless Curls Shampoo vs TRESemme Revitalized Color Vibrance & Shine Shampoo for Color-Treated HairTRESemme · 100% function matchAll Soft Shampoo vs TRESemme Bouncy Curls Shampoo for Curly HairTRESemme · 96% function matchFlawless Curls Shampoo vs Clean Up ShampooBed Head · 98% function matchAll Soft Shampoo vs TRESemme Silky & Smooth Anti-Frizz Shampoo for Frizzy HairTRESemme · 96% function matchFlawless Curls Shampoo vs Moroccan Infusion Shine ShampooSuave · 96% function match

All Soft Shampoo · Flawless Curls 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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