Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo

Editor's Take

It earns its volume claim, but the punchy SLES cleanse and old-school polymer lift make this feel more like a throwback salon staple than a modern formula.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 7.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 4.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 1.0 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 6.7 / 10

The Verdict

Fine hair should get a thorough cleanse and immediate lift from SLES and the film-forming polymers. Aloe, Panthenol, and glycerin add some comfort, though they do not turn this into a repair treatment. The MI/MCI preservative pair is the harder sell, particularly for reactive scalps, while persistent polymers weaken the environmental case. A credible volumizing wash held back by outdated salon chemistry.

Is Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo clean?

DARE scores Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo by Bumble and bumble 1.0 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo?

The formula leads with Water\Aqua\Eau, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Glycerin. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Bumble and bumble Thickening Volume Shampoo by Bumble and bumble scores Performance 7.2 / 10, Clean Standards 1.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 4.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 6.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Water\Aqua\Eau, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Glycerin, Myristamine Oxide, Polyquaternium-10, Polyquaternium-11, Acetamide MEA, Sorbitol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730), Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Fragrance (Parfum), Pro-Vitamin\Vitamine