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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo versus Divi Shampoo .

Published on May 22, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe shampoos. They have a total of 20 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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Shampoo American Brand United States

Shampoo

Detergent or soap for cleansing the hair.

Shampoo

Detergent or soap for cleansing the hair.

Price

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Starts at $12.00
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Starts at $32.00

Ingredient Info

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo 34 ingredients

Divi Shampoo 52 ingredients

alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo 34 ingredients

Divi Shampoo 52 ingredients

Benefits

Hydrating

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Good For Oily Skin
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Acne Trigger
Irritating (2)
Rosacea
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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo 34 ingredients

Divi Shampoo 52 ingredients

Water • Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Propanediol • Glycol Distearate • Phenoxyethanol • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Alanine • Arginine • Aspartic Acid • Glycine • Histidine • Isoleucine • Phenylalanine • Proline • Serine • Sodium PCA • PCA • Sodium Lactate • Threonine • Valine • Citric Acid • Disodium EDTA • Glycine Soja Oil • Glycine Soja Sterols • Glycolipids • Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Hydroxyacetophenone • Lauryl Lactyl Lactate • Peg-150 Distearate • Phospholipids • Ricinus Communis Seed Oil • Parfum

Ingredients Side-by-side

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

1
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 1.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Cleansing, Foaming
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate is a cleansing agent made from a mixture of long chain sulfonate salts. It can also help produce foam.

This ingredient may be drying. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have concerns.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 2.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 3.

3
What it does: Solvent
Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 4.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 9.

4
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body.

Alanine has antioxidant properties and can help with anti-aging.

Alanine is used by fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, and keratin. These three help make a strong skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier leads to more plump and youthful skin.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 8.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 34.

5
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 9.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 25.

6
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Aspartic Acid is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally. It is an antioxidant.

Our body uses Aspartic Acid to help build collagen and elastin. It also plays a role in hydrating skin.

Antioxidants help mitigate damage from free-radical molecules. These are molecules that originate from external sources such as pollution, cigarette smoke, or the sun.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 10.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 26.

7
What it does: Buffering, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Glycine is an amino acid that helps build proteins. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.

Glycine helps keep skin hydrated and reduce signs of aging. Amino acids help transport moisture throughout our skin; glycine already plays a role in helping keep our skin moisturized.

As collagen is made up of glycine and other amino acids, it is believed Glycine may help our skin produce more collagen. Collagen helps keep skin plump and firm.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 11.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 31.

8
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Histidine.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 12.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 45.

9
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Isoleucine.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 13.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 38.

10
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Phenylalanine is an amino acid. It is a skin soothing and hydrating ingredient. Amino acids play a crucial role in wound healing and skin hydration.

Phenylalanine is also used to help even out skin tone due to its ability to disrupt the melanin production process.

Two structures of phenylalanine exist: L-phenylalanine and D-phenylalanine. L-phenylalanine is essential, this means our bodies cannot produce it naturally and we must get it from foods. Our bodies convert D-phenylalanine to neurotransmitters, and D-phenylalanine is found in our bodies naturally.

Some foods that contain L-phenylalanine include eggs, soybeans, beef, milk.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 14.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 46.

11
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Proline is an amino-acid. It helps moisturize the skin and plays an important role in creating proteins.

Proline is one of the building blocks for producing collagen. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen. Collagen helps the skin look plump and firm.

In medicine, proline is used as an osmoprotectant. This means it helps prevent oxidative degradation in other drugs.

Our bodies are able to produce proline naturally, but certain conditions may inhibit this production. In that case, proline can be obtained from eating egg whites, soy protein, dairy products, asparagus, mushrooms, and seaweed.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 15.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 39.

12
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Serine is an amino acid naturally found in our body. Our bodies use amino acids to create protein.

Amino-acids help give keep our skin hydrated. They play an important role in the skin barrier, which keeps the skin plump and firm.

Serine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning we don't need to obtain it from eating foods.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 16.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 35.

13
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid and is naturally occurring on human skin.

The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.

Sodium PCA is a has conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 17.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 22.

14
What it does: Humectant, Moisturising
Community Rating: Loved

PCA is derived from amino acids and is naturally found in our skin's barrier.

As a humectant, PCA helps draw and hold moisture to the skin. Studies show it is effective at helping the skin stay hydrated long-term.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 18.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 27.

15
What it does: Buffering, Humectant
Community Rating: Liked

Sodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and used to adjust the pH of a product.

Sodium Lactate is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin.

It also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.

Our NMF is formed from amino acids, lactic acid, sugars, minerals, peptides, and electrolytes. As we age, our NMF naturally depletes. Other sources of NMF depletion include harsh and drying ingredients such as denatured alcohol. Sodium lactate can help replenish our NMF, leading to more hydrated and plump skin.

High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.

Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 19.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 23.

16
What it does:
Community Rating: Loved

Threonine is an amino-acid. It helps hydrate the skin and has antioxidant benefits.

Threonine is vital for creating collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin support youthful and firm skin. Our bodies decrease collagen production naturally with age.

Humans are not able to create threonine and must get it through eating foods such as fish, lentils, poultry, sesame seeds, and more.

Learn more about Threonine

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 20.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 40.

17
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Valine.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 21.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 36.

18
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

This ingredient is derived from guar gum.

It is a conditioning ingredient, meaning it helps soften skin and hair.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 27.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 16.

19
What it does: Antioxidant
Community Rating: Liked

Hydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant and helps with skin conditioning.

Antioxidants help fight off free-radical molecules. These unstable molecules may damage your skin cells. By helping stabilize free-radicals, antioxidants may help in anti-aging.

Hydroxyacetophenone boosts the efficiency of other preservatives.

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 29.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 14.

20
What it does: Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Lauryl Lactyl Lactate.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 30.

Divi Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 15.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo 34 ingredients

Divi Shampoo 52 ingredients

56% are loved or liked
9% have mixed ratings
29% are disliked or very disliked
6% have no rating yet
52% are loved or liked
12% have mixed ratings
15% are disliked or very disliked
21% have no rating yet

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Kristin Ess Hair Curl Shampoo 34 ingredients

Divi Shampoo 52 ingredients

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