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Aussie Ultra Smooth Conditioner vs CHI Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner

97% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 55%. Aussie Ultra Smooth Conditioner and CHI Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Ultra Smooth Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner — maximum slip

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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”.

Trait
Aussie Ultra Smooth Conditioner — brand photograph Aussie

Ultra Smooth Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
CHI Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner — 12 oz container CHI

Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$9.97 10.1 oz · $0.99/oz
$23.80 12 oz · $2.16/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 71% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 61% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
High Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • 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
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
—
Royal Treatment Hydrating
Where to buy
Grocery / mass
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
—
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientUltra Smooth ConditionerRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Detangles
#3Leading
#8Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#42Below the 1% line
Hydrolyzed Silk
Protein
#10Below the 1% line
#14Secondary

What only one of them carries

Ultra Smooth Conditioner

Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Ultra Smooth Conditioner (20)
Full ingredient list — Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner (45)

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.

VerdictsUltra Smooth ConditionerRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner
Supported
3
3
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
2
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Ultra Smooth Conditioner

  • hydrates and smoothsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • 9X hydrationStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 4 days of frizz-fighting power, even in high humiditySupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • sulfate and paraben freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • humidity blocking conditionerStated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.

Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner

  • Deeply penetrates hair shaft to drench dry strands with instant hydrationSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Seals in moisture and repairs the cuticleSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Fortifies hair and protects against humidityPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Improves smoothness and enhances shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.

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.

Both praised for the scent and frizz control. Aussie Ultra Smooth Conditioner draws complaints about dryness and the scent.

Ultra Smooth Conditioner

Softens and smooths hair, improves manageability and reduces tangling without weighing hair down

reviewers with curly and frizz-prone hair

Pleasant, distinctive scent frequently singled out as premium/perfume-like

reviewers across hair types, most syndicated from aussie.com's own promotion program

Rinses out easily with no oily residue left behind

repeat users of the conditioner paired with the matching shampoo

One reviewer reported a drying result and a fragrance that turned unpleasant (initial 'candy' scent fading into a 'cigarette'-like note), requiring a double rewash

a single verified-purchase reviewer (also reported on the matching shampoo)

Some reviewers with finer hair (2b) or already-oily hair find it too rich, leaving hair weighed down or paradoxically dry

a reviewer with type 2b hair using it with the matching shampoo daily; a reviewer with naturally oily hair

Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner

Reviewers with very dry or coarse/ethnic-textured hair report strong hydration results at a reasonable price

reviewers describing very dry/coarse hair

Reviewers with fine, curly hair report reduced frizz even after just air-drying

reviewers with fine curly hair

Long-time users report reduced breakage/damage and shinier, healthier-looking hair with continued use

repeat/long-term users

Fragrance is repeatedly called out as a favorite feature

Price 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.

$0.99/oz vs $2.16/oz — CHI Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner costs about 2.2× more per ounce than Aussie Ultra Smooth Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $0.99/oz Ultra Smooth Conditioner $2.16/oz Royal Treatment Hydrating

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readUltra Smooth ConditionerRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.

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.

Ultra Smooth Conditioner vs Multi-Tasker 10 ConditionerPantene · 100% function matchRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner vs YouthLock Conditioner Formulated With CollagenJoico · 98% function matchUltra Smooth Conditioner vs Dove Beauty UV Repair & Glow Conditioner - Damage TherapyDove · 100% function matchRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner vs Dove Beauty UV Repair & Glow Conditioner - Damage TherapyDove · 97% function matchUltra Smooth Conditioner vs Miracle Deep Conditioner Plus KeratinIt's a 10 · 98% function matchRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner vs Multi-Tasker 10 ConditionerPantene · 97% function matchUltra Smooth Conditioner vs Extra Love ConditionerIGK Hair · 98% function matchRoyal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner vs Extra Love ConditionerIGK Hair · 96% function match

Ultra Smooth Conditioner · Royal Treatment Hydrating Conditioner · All conditioners 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.
  • 9 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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