Joico Vs Kenra: Which Should You Choose?

In this comparison, we are going to compare Joico vs Kenra Colour Charge Shampoo head-to-head. Which one is better? Read on to find out.

I am someone who loves experimenting and trying out different hair colours because I think they look super cool. But then comes the hard part – maintaining the vibrancy of my coloured hair!

So after a lot of research, I finally felt like I found two review-worthy shampoos that were fairly good for colour-treated hair – the Joico K-PAK Color-Therapy Shampoo and the Kenra Colour Charge Shampoo.

So here I go with my review! Check it out below and I hope it helps you in your search to finding the perfect colour-protection shampoo for your hair!

Joico Vs Kenra

Who Is Joico?

Back in 1975, Joico was founded in Los Angeles by Steve Stefano, a hairdresser from Southern California. The main reason behind him starting Joico was to be able to develop quality products to be sold to the public because he felt that most companies selling products then were underperforming.

At Joico, he wanted to create shampoos that can boost hair health. Shampoos that can be specifically designed to strengthen, rebuild and boost hair health while also developing products that can promote hair styling as well.

But since every person has a different hair type and different hair textures, products have to be made specifically to be able to be used by everyone.

Therefore, they create products specifically combined with the perfect blend of the finest of ingredients, developed by their panel of experts.

This is how they have been creating products that are salon-worthy but can even be used by individuals at home!

Who Is Kenra?

Kenra is yet another brand like Joico that has been around since a long time. They are known for making some of the best hair styling products and have now become one of the best and strongest brands of salon products in the world.

Their aim was to maintain products for just salon use, before diverting into the common marketplace.

They have a full range of shampoos that they claim are driven by the needs of stylists around the world. They aim to develop and create shampoos that are accessible to all types of clients and can address the needs of people with different hair types and textures.

At Kenra, they believe in delivering to the public superior results that are made with products that are super reliable.

They are leaders in sustainability and plan to shape their business and increase their economic success, while always being responsible towards nature.

Joico K-Pak Color-Therapy Shampoo Vs Kenra Colour Charge Shampoo

This shampoo contains a blend of three very powerful ingredients that I felt gave my hair all-around protection.

While the African manketti oil helped protect the hair from colour fading and environmental damage, the keratin helped nourish and protect my hair strands, thereby renewing my hair and replenishing its lost proteins.

Along with these two ingredients, the argan oil helped smoothen, moisturize and act like natural hair conditioner to my hair.

The Kenra shampoo has only one main ingredient, keratin, which is a very nourishing ingredient for the hair and helps renew hair shine, smoothness and lustre. This shampoo didn’t have any specific ingredients for colour-protection.

The texture of the shampoo:

This shampoo has a relatively thick, but liquid texture, which I was very smooth and lathered easily into my wet hair. However, the Kenra shampoo was more liquid.

It worked well in terms of nourishing my hair. My hair felt soft and smooth once I used this shampoo. But it didn’t do a great job at colour-protection.

How well it worked on my hair:

If I had to describe it in one word, I’d say it was – superb! Yes, this shampoo worked really well on my hair, it not just cleansed my hair but also renewed my hair shine and lustre.

In terms of it protecting my hair colour, it was one of the best shampoos I have used so far. It also nourished my hair and made my hair feel soft.

The Kenra shampoo on the other hand, worked well in terms of nourishing my hair. My hair felt soft and smooth once I used this shampoo. But it didn’t do a great job at colour-protection.

The product description stated that it can protect hair colour for around 50 hair washes and well, while initially it maintained my hair colour, but after a month or so, my hair colour started fading (but not drastically).

Its usage:

While lathering this shampoo into my wet hair was super easy, I still chose to dilute it with a little water before applying it on my hair (because that’s usually how I like to use my shampoo). Well, it made it even easier for me to lather it and massage it into my hair and scalp.

The packaging:

I really liked the packaging of this product, the shampoo bottle comes with a screw-on lid that also has a flip cap which opens and shuts tightly. Also, it is a sleek bottle. Both these features make it super convenient for travel purposes.

The Kenra shampoo was sleek, I didn’t like that it had a press cap, because it is not convenient for travel, as I find that somehow, no matter how tight I press it close, some shampoo always leaks out.

Price:

Well, while this shampoo was more on the expensive side, I paid $60.50 for the set of shampoo; conditioner and a lustre lock cream for the hair. Overall, I found that it was worth the price I paid. I paid $20.99 for the Kenra shampoo, which I felt was quite expensive, as compared to other such shampoos.

Joico Shampoo Vs Kenra Shampoo – Ingredients:

Both these shampoos had one ingredient in common – keratin, while the Joico shampoo had two other additional ingredients (African ankmtti oil and argan oil) which were together, a powerful blend for the hair.

The Joico shampoo specifically had an ingredient for colour-protection, which the Kenra shampoo didn’t have.

Effectiveness on the hair:

I would choose the Joico shampoo for this parameter. It not just worked well in terms of colour-protection, but also benefited my hair on an overall basis – colour protection, renewal of hair lustre and shine and overall protection from hair damage as well.

Gentleness on the scalp:

Both these shampoos were gentle on my hair and scalp. My scalp is sensitive to sulfates and luckily, both these shampoos didn’t have sulfates.

Pricing:

Considering the average pricing for just the Joico shampoo vs. The Kenra shampoo (because I bought the Joico shampoo as a set along with other products), I’d have to say that both these shampoos were on the expensive side, for the quantity of product I got.

My Ratings: Joico and Kenra Hair Care

Why You Should Trust Haireveryday?

The author of this article, Leah Marie Priest has a degree in Cosmetology with years of experience in dealing with hair care, scalp care, and hairstyling. As someone who extensively deals with all kinds of hair textures, products, styling methods and more, hair Leah Marie knows what kind of products and procedures suit each hair type and person. We have also tested these hair products and processes ourselves to provide you an unbiased review about every product. Each of our articles are also reviewed by a team of medical professionals so that you get the most accurate and expert-reviewed information.

Summary: Which one would I pick?

Well, I clearly have a preference between these two shampoos if I had to choose one again and that would be the Joico K-PAK Color-Therapy Shampoo! The reason I am choosing this shampoo against the Kenra Colour Charge Shampoo is because of a few aspects that I liked.

Firstly, the ingredients in the Joico shampoo targeted overall hair health, while also having one specific ingredient to protect the hair from colour damage (which a colour-protection shampoo should have).

Secondly, this shampoo also had better packaging and was on an overall basis, a better product.

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