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In short: these shampoos mostly compete on breakage reduction, scalp feel and marketing ingredients (onion, rosemary, peptides). None has strong evidence for reducing hair loss from the root. Choose on your scalp type, ingredients you tolerate, and price per 100 ml. If you have dandruff, an anti-dandruff active beats all of them. → What shampoos can and can't do
Side by side
| Bare Anatomy Anti-Hair Fall | Pilgrim Redensyl & Anagain | Mamaearth Onion | Plix Rosemary Anti-Hair Fall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline claim | "5X hair fall control" | "Controls hairfall" | "Hair growth and hair fall control" | "For stronger, fuller hair" |
| What the claim is based on | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated ("dermatologically tested" refers to safety) |
| Key actives | Adenosine, biotinoyl tripeptide-1, apigenin, oleanolic acid | Redensyl, Anagain, Baicapil, black rice, saw palmetto | Onion seed extract, plant keratin, amino acids, panthenol | Rosemary, plant keratin, amino acids, amla |
| Percentages disclosed | No | No | No | No |
| Sulphates | No | No | No | No |
| Fragrance | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Anti-dandruff active | No | No | No | No |
| Price per 100 ml | ₹176 | ₹178 | ₹126 | ₹150 |
| HairLoss99 score (draft) | 48 | 54 | 57 | 46 |
Traditional brands: Indulekha vs Kesh King
| Indulekha Bringha shampoo | Kesh King Anti-Hairfall shampoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Positioning | Ayurvedic (bhringraj-based) | Ayurvedic ("21 herbs") |
| Key actives | Bhringraj, brahmi, amla (amounts per 10 ml stated), rosemary oil, shikakai | Aloe vera, amla, bhringraja, brahmi, neem and others (no amounts) |
| Claim | "Reduce hair fall by up to 98%" (due to breakage), basis not stated | Manage breakage, strength and shine |
| Fragrance | No | Yes |
| Price per 100 ml | ₹104 | ₹78 |
| Score (draft) | 52 | 49 |
| → Their oils are compared in Best oils for hair fall |
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How to choose
- Flaky or itchy scalp? Skip these and use ketoconazole or another anti-dandruff active.
- Dry, frizzy, chemically treated hair? Pick a gentler, conditioning formula, and always use conditioner.
- Sensitive scalp? Avoid heavy fragrance and essential oils.
- Hard water? Add a weekly chelating wash. → Hard water
- Real thinning? No shampoo will fix it. → Cause finder
FAQs
Is Bare Anatomy or Pilgrim better? On ingredients, see the table. On hair loss from the root, neither has strong evidence. The difference is mostly feel, fragrance and price.
Does onion shampoo stop hair fall? There's little evidence for onion in a shampoo, which is rinsed off within minutes. → Onion oil and juice
Medical review pending: not yet reviewed by a dermatologist. Medical disclaimer
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