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Biolage Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask vs Biolage Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask

83% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 71%. Biolage Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask and Biolage Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask 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.

  • Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask — protein-sensitive hair
  • Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask — 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
Biolage Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask — 3.3 oz container Biolage

Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Biolage Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask — size line-up Biolage

Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$18–19 3.3 oz · $5.46/oz
$17 3.3 oz · $5.59/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 72% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 74% of the 347 masks and treatments 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 Differs
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Time on the hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. Your hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Porous, damaged hairceramides are in the list
  • Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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 scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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
Mask / treatment
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Salons · Target · Brand website …
Salons · Ulta · Target …
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Time on hair
3–5 min
3–5 min
How often
weekly
weekly
Treatment focus
moisture
protein

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

IngredientHydra Source Deep Treatment MaskStrength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#3Leading
#5Supporting
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#5Supporting
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#6Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#7Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Isopropyl Alcohol
Drying
#8Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Limonene
Fragrance
#12Below the 1% line
#12Below the 1% line
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line
Coumarin
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#22Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask

Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask

Full ingredient list — Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask (29)
Full ingredient list — Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask (27)

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.

VerdictsHydra Source Deep Treatment MaskStrength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask
Supported
0
3
Partly supported
1
1
Stated by brand
3
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask

  • 5x more hydration after one useStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 14x smoother hair after one useStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • helps prevent breakagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • leaves hair softer and healthierStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask

  • instantly nourishes and protects hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • fortifies strands and reduces breakagePartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • balanced moisture and protectionSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • leaves hair softer, stronger, and more nourishedSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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.

Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask

Conditions hair better than other brands tried

Walmart reviewer "Allison", 5 stars, Jun 13 2026: "Conditions hair better than any other product."

Leaves hair feeling silky smooth

Walmart reviewer "Amy", 5 stars, Jul 6 2026, review titled "Smoothing": "Leaves hair feeling silky smooth."

Deeply moisturizes dry, damaged ends; noticeable improvement after first use

Walmart reviewer "coffeehog", 5 stars, May 9 2025: "My hair was totally dried out on the ends, first use and my hair felt amazing!" Recommended by her hairdresser to use every other wash.

Strength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask

Strong aggregate customer satisfaction

Aggregate rating only, no further individual review text accessible beyond the two above: 4.6/5 stars across 788 Amazon ratings and 4.6/5 stars across 773 Ulta ratings.

Well-liked product and packaging

Amazon reviewer "Annalee & Tyson": "Love the packaging, great product."

Repairs and strengthens damaged hair

Walmart reviewer "vmlty77", 5 stars, verified purchase, Sep 4 2024: "Really helps repair your hair. Love this stuff."

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.

$5.46/oz vs $5.59/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $5.46/oz Hydra Source Deep Treatmen $5.59/oz Strength Recovery Deep Tre

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readHydra Source Deep Treatment MaskStrength Recovery Deep Treatment Mask
Label
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments 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.

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Hydra Source Deep Treatment Mask · Strength Recovery Deep Treatment 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.
  • 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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