Hair colours: prices compared across apps

The 3 widest gaps between apps

l oreal paris casting cr me gloss small pack temporary hair color darkest brown was ₹265 on Amazon (seen 9 Nov) and ₹538 on Instamart (seen 30 Oct), a gap of ₹273.

Siso Fruit Vinegar Hair Color, Natural Black Color Dye for Hair Care, Natural Ammonia Free Color Dye (500ml x 2) was ₹207 on Flipkart (seen 11 Nov) and ₹470 on Amazon (seen 9 Nov), a gap of ₹263.

LOreal Paris New Casting Creme Gloss Hair Color, Chai Latte Brown 513- 60g + 60ml + 40g was ₹493 on Zepto (seen 1 Nov) and ₹749 on Myntra (seen 31 Oct), a gap of ₹256.

Across the 30 products priced differently, the lowest listed price was on Amazon 10 times, AJIO 9 times, Flipkart 5 times, Zepto 4 times, Instamart 2 times and Blinkit once. A tie counts for each app.

bblunt advanced smoothening shampoo with keratin and hylauronic acid for smooth and shiny hair (₹300 on Amazon and Flipkart) had the same listed price on every app it was on.

MRPs and ratings

For 13 products the apps printed different MRPs. The widest MRP gap is for Siso Fruit Vinegar Hair Color, Natural Black Color Dye for Hair Care, Natural Ammonia Free Color Dye (500ml x 2): an MRP of ₹330 on Flipkart and ₹990 on Amazon, so a discount worked out from MRP is not the same on both.

The product with the most ratings is Excellence Creme Hair Color, 5 Light Brown Natural Brown: 4.3 from 72,652 ratings on Flipkart.

Every product on two or more apps

Brands among these products

The apps named a brand for 30 of the 31 products. Schwarzkopf has 5, L'Oreal Paris has 4 and STREAX has 4.

Where the listings came from

Flipkart 828, Zepto 680, Amazon 362, Blinkit 254, Myntra 211, AJIO 103 and Instamart 62 listings, 2,343 products in all. Most products were seen on one app only, so they are not in the table above.

How this is worked out

Each app’s line is its lowest listed price for the product in the 14 days, dated, not a promise of what you will pay. Listings join only on matching brand and model words. The full method is on the personal care page, with the shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair serums, hair masks, bathing soaps, body washes, body lotions, hand washes, hand creams, talcum powders, deodorants and roll-ons, perfumes, toothpastes, mouthwashes, shaving creams, razors, beard oils and care, sanitary pads and intimate washes comparisons. A brand or app that believes a figure is wrong can write to us.