Side by side
Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor vs Redken Extreme Mega Mask
97% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 14%. Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor and Redken Extreme Mega Mask share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
Which of these fits your hair?
We check your pattern, moisture need, scalp, fragrance tolerance, weight sensitivity and more against each formula — and say which one lines up.
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor — maximum slip
- Extreme Mega Mask — maximum slip
Side by side
Every trait, aligned
One row per trait, read from each product’s own ingredient list and record. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a “no”.
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
Facts as we recorded them. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a "no".
The bottom line
The bottom line depends on your hair
Which of these two suits you is a question about your hair, not about them. The consultation answers it — and tells you what your routine needs around it.
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The detail behind the table
Where the readings above come from: the ingredient lists themselves, each brand’s claims checked against them, what owners report, and cost per ounce in context.
Shared and distinct ingredients
Shared and distinct ingredients
Computed from the ingredient lists as printed. "Shared" means both lists carry it; where it sits on each label is stated, because position is what tells you how much.
What both formulas carry
What only one of them carries
Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
Extreme Mega Mask
- Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
- Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
- Lactic Acid
- Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
- Cetyl Esters
- Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Full ingredient list — Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor (44)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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5
Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil)
- emollient
- sealant
- oil
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6
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
Petrolatum
- sealant
- emollient
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9
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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10
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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11
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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12
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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15
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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16
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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17
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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18
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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20
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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21
Trideceth-10
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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22
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
- 23 Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
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24
Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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25
Phytantriol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
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26
Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
- oil
- emollient
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27
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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28
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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29
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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30
Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
- conditioning agent
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31
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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32
Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- silicone
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33
Collagen Amino Acids
- amino acid
- humectant
- protein
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34
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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35
Ethoxydiglycol
- solvent
- humectant
- 36 Linseed Acid
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37
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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38
C11-15 Pareth-7 (C11-15 Alketh-7)
- emulsifier
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39
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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40
C12-16 Pareth-9 (C12-16 Alketh-9)
- emulsifier
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41
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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42
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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43
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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44
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
Full ingredient list — Extreme Mega Mask (56)
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1
Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
- botanical extract
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- film former
- conditioning agent
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4
Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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6
Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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9
Outer Tube: Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
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10
Outer Tube: Polyquaternium-6
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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11
Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 12 OUTER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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15
Outer Tube: Arginine
- amino acid
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16
Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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17
Outer Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
- amino acid
- mild anionic cleanser
- humectant
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18
Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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19
Outer Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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20
Outer Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
- cleanser
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21
Outer Tube: Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- 22 OUTER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
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23
Outer Tube: Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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24
Outer Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
- hard-water chelator
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25
Inner Tube: Aqua/Water
- botanical extract
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26
Inner Tube: Cetearyl Alcohol
- emollient
- fatty alcohol
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27
Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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28
Inner Tube: Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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29
Inner Tube: Glycerin
- humectant
- 30 INNER TUBE: Octyldodecanol
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31
Inner Tube: Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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32
Inner Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 33 INNER TUBE: Caprylyl Glycol
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34
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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35
Inner Tube: Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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36
Inner Tube: Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
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37
Inner Tube: Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
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38
Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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39
Inner Tube: Cetyl Alcohol
- emollient
- fatty alcohol
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40
Inner Tube: Arginine
- amino acid
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41
Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- 42 INNER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
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43
Inner Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
- amino acid
- mild anionic cleanser
- humectant
- 44 INNER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
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45
Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
-
46
Inner Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- 47 INNER TUBE: Quaternium-33
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48
Inner Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
-
49
Inner Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
- cleanser
- 50 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Benzoate
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51
Inner Tube: Propylene Glycol
- humectant
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52
inner tube: limonene
- fragrance
- 53 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Alcohol
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54
inner tube: linalool
- fragrance
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55
Inner Tube: Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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56
Inner Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
- hard-water chelator
Claims check
What each brand says, against what each formula shows
Claims are quoted from each brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when that product’s ingredient list actually speaks to it.
Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
Restores keratin proteins to hair
SupportedThe named ingredient is really there.Highly effective for damage from tinting, bleaching, or relaxation
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Targets light to moderate hair damage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Extreme Mega Mask
Fortifies damaged hair to be 15x stronger
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Decreases breakage by 73%
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Restores strength, balances pH
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.Vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.
What owners say
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings, and we never balance one product’s themes against another’s by inventing them.
Redken Extreme Mega Mask draws complaints about the scent and frizz.
Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
Reconstructor makes previously tangled hair softer, more manageable, and stronger; curls return with better definition after harsh chemical treatments
Formula feels rich without being too heavy, easy to apply and rinse; considered affordable and effective for damaged hair
Some reviewers note the product only shows a benefit on damaged hair and offers little noticeable effect on already-healthy hair
Extreme Mega Mask
Noticed a change after first use, hair much softer
Walmart reviewer "Susan", 5 stars, Jun 2020Did not notice improvement in frizz or combability vs a regular conditioner
Walmart reviewer, 1 star, Aug 2020Disliked the strong alcohol-like scent of the formula
Walmart reviewer "Diamond", 1 star, Jul 2020Price check
Cost per ounce, in context
Cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in. Value labels are computed from that percentile and from how many products that do the same job cost less; they are comparisons, not judgements about a brand.
Extreme Mega Mask
Against 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.
Computed from cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, and from how many products that do the same job cost less. It is a comparison, not a judgement about the brand.
Compare with something else
Close formulas to each of these, as their own comparison pages.
Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor · Extreme Mega Mask · All masks and treatments in the library
How this page was made
- This page is assembled from the same researched records the individual product pages render: identity, each ingredient list as printed, each brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. Nothing on it is written per comparison.
- We do not rank these against each other. Which of them suits you depends on your hair, and that is what the consultation works out.
- The formula similarity percentage is a stored, precomputed number: position-weighted overlap of the two ingredient lists blended with agreement on the attributes we derive. It measures how alike two formulas are, not how well either works.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 10 sources were consulted across the products on this page.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice. We do not sell these products and take no placement fees.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
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