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Redken Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo vs Redken Extreme Shampoo

81% function match · 9 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 39%. Redken Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo and Redken Extreme 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.

  • Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo — colour-treated hair
  • Extreme 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”.

Trait
Redken Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo — 10.1 oz container Redken

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Lightweight
Redken Extreme Shampoo — 10.1 oz container Redken

Extreme Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • Salon
Price, size & price per ounce
$27–30 10.1 oz · $2.77/oz
$19 10.1 oz · $2.46/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 72% of the 817 shampoos we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a shampoo $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 68% 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 Differs
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. 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 Differs
Moderate An ordinary shampoo lather. 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
  • 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
  • Fast-oiling scalpsthat need a real reset wash
  • Hard waterand swimmers dealing with mineral deposit
  • Porous, damaged hairceramides are in the list
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
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
  • 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
Color Extend Magnetics
Extreme
Where to buy
Target · Ulta
Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
—
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not 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

IngredientColor Extend Magnetics ShampooExtreme Shampoo
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Coco-Betaine
Cleanses
#2Leading
#3Leading
Glycol Distearate
Softens
#7Supporting
#4Supporting
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#8Supporting
#5Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
Buildup
#26Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo

Extreme Shampoo

Full ingredient list — Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo (52)
Full ingredient list — Extreme Shampoo (34)

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.

VerdictsColor Extend Magnetics ShampooExtreme Shampoo
Supported
1
0
Partly supported
2
2
Stated by brand
0
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo

  • Sulfate-free formula gently restores nutrition to hair tipsSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Protein complex thoroughly cleanses and fortifies the root, core, and tipPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Nourishes and strengthens hair without stripping hair colorPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.

Extreme Shampoo

  • Cleanses, strengthens, and restores damaged, brittle hairPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Prevents future hair breakagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.

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 Extreme Shampoo draws complaints about the packaging.

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo

Long-time Redken users describe the shampoo and its paired conditioner as improving softness and manageability for color-treated hair

long-time Redken users

Praised for maintaining and protecting hair color vibrancy on color-treated hair

general color-treated hair users

Reviewers who buy the shampoo often purchase the matching Color Extend Magnetics conditioner as a set, reporting both work well together

repeat/paired-purchase reviewers

Reviewers with gray or highlighted hair note the shampoo accentuates their silver/highlight tones

gray/highlighted-hair reviewers

Extreme Shampoo

Pairs well with Redken Extreme Anti-Snap leave-in treatment for frizz control

reviewers using it as part of the Extreme system

Leaves hair shiny and smooth with a minimal, non-overpowering scent

general users

Fine, thin-hair reviewers report it does not leave hair greasy the next day and lathers well

fine/thin straight hair

Long-time users report noticeably less hair shedding and breakage over repeated use

multi-year repeat buyers, thinning hair

Some units arrived with packaging leaks, resulting in lost product

online/shipped orders

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.

$2.46/oz vs $2.77/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.00/oz median $1.47/oz $17.29/oz $2.77/oz Color Extend Magnetics Sha $2.46/oz Extreme Shampoo

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

Value readColor Extend Magnetics ShampooExtreme Shampoo
Label
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a shampooSits in the middle of the range for shampoos per ounce.

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.

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo vs Miracle Daily Shampoo Plus KeratinIt's a 10 · 100% function matchExtreme Shampoo vs L'Oreal Paris Elvive Color Vibrancy Protecting Shampoo for Color Treated HairL'Oreal Paris Elvive · 100% function matchColor Extend Magnetics Shampoo vs GEMSTONE Color ShampooR+Co · 96% function matchExtreme Shampoo vs Strength Recovery ShampooBiolage · 96% function matchColor Extend Magnetics Shampoo vs SUPER GARDEN ShampooR+Co · 96% function matchExtreme Shampoo vs 3-in-1 Shampoo, Conditioner & Body WashAmerican Crew · 96% function matchColor Extend Magnetics Shampoo vs DALLAS Biotin Thickening ShampooR+Co · 96% function matchExtreme Shampoo vs 3-in-1 Chamomile + PineAmerican Crew · 96% function match

Color Extend Magnetics Shampoo · Extreme 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.
  • 7 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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