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Hair Thinning Therapy Shampoo LAVENDER VANILLA

Shampoo

  • Shampoo
  • gel
  • Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size16 oz
Price$24.99seen at one store · 16 oz
Price / oz$1.56/ozat 16 oz

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Scent:

Notes: lavender, vanilla.

“Lavender Vanilla” (Brand page)

Manufacturer page: purador.com

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Upper-mid price for a shampoo

$1.56/oz at 16 oz, more than 50% of the 1544 shampoos , which mostly run $0.79–3.04/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Flaking scalpsit has an over-the-counter active
Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Low-lather washesthis works as a cream rather than a foam
Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers

Maybe skip if

this product has a scent
Foam-heavy washesit barely lathers
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
Non-medicated routinesthis is an over-the-counter drug as well as a cosmetic
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

How much cleansing you need depends on how fast your scalp gets oily, how much product you layer and your water. The consultation works that out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Expected lather Low

A thin, quick-collapsing lather.

Slip and detangling High

Conditioning agents sit high in the list, so this is a detangling formula.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top: binding water is one of its main jobs.

Scalp active zinc pyrithione

Carries an over-the-counter scalp active, listed under Drug Facts.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
Decolorized Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Moisturizes
Sodium Laurylglucosides — — Neutral
Hydroxypropyl Bis-Hydroxyethyldimonium Chloride conditioning agent Puts conditioning back as it washes Detangles
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine amphoteric cleanser — Cleanses
Cocamidopropyl Betaine amphoteric cleanser — Cleanses
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate amphoteric cleanser — Cleanses
Polyquaternium-80 conditioning agent Puts conditioning back as it washes Detangles
Cocamide MIPA secondary cleanser Softens the main detergent Cleanses
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil botanical extract A trace plant extract Fragrance
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil botanical extract A trace plant extract Fragrance
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil botanical extract A trace plant extract Fragrance
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil botanical extract A trace plant extract Fragrance
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesCarries an over-the-counter scalp active (zinc pyrithione).
Full ingredient list (32)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

  • 1 Decolorized Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice
    General function

    Aloe leaf juice filtered to remove its yellow latex fraction. Used for light moisture and slip, often in place of some of the water.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    • botanical extract
    • humectant
  • 2 Sodium Laurylglucosides
  • 3 Hydroxypropyl Bis-Hydroxyethyldimonium Chloride
    General function

    A positively charged conditioning agent. Damaged hair carries a negative charge, so it deposits where the damage is and makes wet hair comb through.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    The class that does the detangling in a conditioner. It deposits lubrication where the cuticle is worn.

    DependsBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.

    • conditioning agent
  • 4 Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
    General function

    A mild co-cleanser that keeps foam stable in hard water.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    One of the mildest detergent classes. It is usually there to let a formula lather without a harsher detergent doing the work.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.

    • amphoteric cleanser
    • secondary cleanser
    • cleanser
  • 5 Cocamidopropyl Betaine
    General function

    A mild coconut-derived co-cleanser that boosts foam and softens the effect of stronger detergents. It appears in most shampoos, gentle or not.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.

    DependsVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Among the mildest detergents in use — it is what baby shampoos are built on — but it is almost always the second detergent in a formula. How much a wash strips is still decided by the primary detergent listed above it.

    Indian Journal of Dermatology
    • amphoteric cleanser
    • secondary cleanser
    • cleanser
  • 6 Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
    General function

    A very mild cleanser common in baby and sensitive-scalp shampoos.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    One of the mildest detergent classes. It is usually there to let a formula lather without a harsher detergent doing the work.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.

    • amphoteric cleanser
    • secondary cleanser
    • cleanser
  • 7 Polyquaternium-80
    General function

    A positively charged conditioning polymer. It leaves a thin film that cuts static and eases combing, and it survives rinsing better than a simple conditioner.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold

    Cationic polymers hold a curl loosely and stay soft, which is why they turn up in definition products rather than firm-hold ones.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A cationic polymer stays on the hair through rinsing, which is what keeps static and combing friction down after the wash.

    May suitMaximum-hold styling

    Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.

    • conditioning agent
    • film former
    • polymer
  • 8 Cocamide MIPA
    General function

    A coconut-derived thickener that stabilises shampoo foam and gives the liquid its body.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    A sugar-derived non-ionic detergent, among the gentlest in use. It cleanses with little foam of its own and little sebum removal.

    May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Gentle cleansing leaves water-insoluble deposits largely in place; they come off with a stronger wash, not this one.

    • secondary cleanser
    • nonionic cleanser
    • thickener
  • ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
  • 9 Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
    General function

    Tea tree essential oil, used in scalp products for its sharp scent and traditional clarifying reputation.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Essential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.

    • botanical extract
    • essential oil
    • fragrance
  • 10 Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil · Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil
    General function

    Argan oil. A medium-weight oil used for shine and softness on the outside of the strand.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 11 Biotin
    • vitamin
  • 12 Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin) Seed Oil
    General function

    The oil pressed from Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa). How much weight a plant oil leaves depends on the hair it lands on; coarse hair tends to take more of it than fine hair.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 13 Phyllanthus Emblica (Amla) Fruit Oil
  • 14 Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 15 Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract · Serenoa Serrulata (Saw Palmetto) Fruit Extract
    • botanical extract
  • 16 Cedrus Atlantica (Cedarwood) Bark Oil
  • 17 Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
    General function

    Rosemary essential oil, used for scent and its traditional scalp reputation.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Essential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.

    • botanical extract
    • essential oil
    • fragrance
  • 18 Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil
    General function

    The oil pressed from Clary (Salvia Sclarea). How much weight a plant oil leaves depends on the hair it lands on; coarse hair tends to take more of it than fine hair.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • emollient
    • essential oil
    • oil
  • 19 Polygonum Multiflorum (He Shou Wu) Root Extract
  • 20 Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
    General function

    A cold-pressed citrus oil used for a fresh scent; naturally high in limonene.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Essential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.

    • botanical extract
    • essential oil
    • fragrance
  • 21 Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Hibiscus) Flower Extract
  • 22 Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
    General function

    Lavender essential oil, used for scent in aromatherapy-positioned products.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines

    Essential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.

    • botanical extract
    • essential oil
    • fragrance
  • 23 Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract
  • 24 Niacin
    • conditioning agent
    • vitamin
  • 25 Zinc Pyrithione
    • active
  • 26 Tocopherol · Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
    • antioxidant
    • vitamin
  • 27 Soy Isoflavones
  • 28 Beta-Sitosterol
  • 29 Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
    • botanical extract
    • antioxidant
  • 30 Potassium Sorbate
    • preservative
  • 31 Sodium Benzoate
    • preservative
  • 32 Citric Acid
    General function

    Used to bring the product to a slightly acidic pH, which helps the cuticle lie flat. It is almost always near the end of the list.

    Estimated lower-concentration zone

    It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

    May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Holds hard-water minerals in solution so they rinse away instead of depositing on the hair.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    The acid side of pH adjustment, and the reason it matters is measured: alkaline formulas raise the fibre's surface negative charge, increase friction between strands and lift the scales, while lower-pH ones do the reverse.

    May suitGray, silver, or brass-prone hair

    Where a warm cast comes from water minerals rather than from the hair itself, holding those metals in solution is what removes it.

    International Journal of Trichology
    • pH adjuster
    • hard-water chelator

What the whole list adds up to

  • 8 botanical extracts
  • 5 essential oils
  • 4 secondary cleansers
  • 4 fragrances
  • 3 amphoteric cleansers
  • 3 cleansers
  • 3 oils
  • 3 emollients
  • 3 vitamins
  • 2 conditioning agents
  • 2 antioxidants
  • 2 preservatives
  • 1 humectant
  • 1 film former

Ingredient list captured 2026-10-17. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 16 oz

Seen at $24.99 1 store · checked Oct 15
Good value under $17 Under $1.06/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $17 line; products that do this job typically go for about $27 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out
  1. 16 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
  2. Seen at $24.99 is the price we have observed for the 16 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $17 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $1.06/oz; at 16 oz that is $17. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $27 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 16 oz.

Formula

Formula score
10 of 10

A complete formula at an ordinary price: mid-range per ounce among shampoos, with the working systems in place.

How the score is counted
  • Costs more per ounce than 50% of the 1544 shampoos we’ve priced
  • Covers 7 of the 7 things a shampoo should do
  • Masstige tier, sold at Brand website
  • Masstige tier
  • A working detergent systemWhat actually removes oil and product.3 pts
  • Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
  • A hard-water chelatorBinds the minerals that dull hair in hard water.1 pt
  • A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
  • No detergent-dependent filmNothing that needs a clarifying wash to remove.1 pt
  • Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

Pura d'orClosest function Hair Thinning Therapy Shampoo $1.56/oz
  • Hard water
  • Low lather
Function
  • Scalp active
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  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
  • Gentle cleanse
· Related function
Function
  • Scalp active
  • Water-binding (humectants)
Also
  • Coconut scent, not floral
  • 12 oz bottle
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CurlMixClose function Liquid Shampoo – Strawberry Mint $3.75/oz $2.19/oz more
  • Sulfate-free
  • Curly method
  • Lightweight
Function
  • Scalp active
  • Oils and butters
Also
  • Salon tier
  • 8 oz bottle
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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Good for the right person
Best user

Flaking scalps, looking for an over-the-counter scalp active and real detangling slip

Biggest tradeoff

Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, anyone who wants a quick, foam-heavy shampoo, or very dry or very humid climates

Best alternative if not

Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.

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Claims check

What the brand says, and what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.

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SupportedBacked by ingredients
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Partly supportedSome supporting logic
1
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Clinically tested with effective results to help strengthen, minimize breakage and reduce hair thinning

A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.

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Stated by brand

Only the brand’s testing shows this.

Revives the appearance of damaged and distressed hair, leaving it smoother and healthier looking

Silicones or film formers smooth the cuticle, which is the usual mechanism.

  • Polyquaternium-80
  • Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
  • Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin) Seed Oil
Supported

Smoother strands, less frizz.

How to read this

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  • 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.
  • Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
  • 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.
  • 3 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-10-17.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 2 of 14 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
  • We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
  • Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
  • Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-10-17.

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