Side by side
CHI BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner vs CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner
98% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 82%. CHI BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner and CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner share 4 ingredients 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.
- BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner — maximum slip
- Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner — 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
- 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
- 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
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
BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner
Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner
Full ingredient list — BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner (36)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
-
5
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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6
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
-
7
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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8
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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9
Ribes Grossularia Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Phyllostachis Bambusoides Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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13
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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14
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Glycolic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
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16
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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17
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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19
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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20
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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21
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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22
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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23
Trideceth-10
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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24
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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25
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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26
Rapeseedamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
- conditioning agent
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27
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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28
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- 29 Quaternium-96
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30
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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31
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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32
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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33
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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34
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
-
36
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner (41)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
-
3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
-
4
Glycerin
- humectant
-
5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
-
6
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
-
7
Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract
- botanical extract
-
8
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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9
Tuber Magnatum Extract
- botanical extract
-
10
Pearl Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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13
Polyquaternium-113
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
Quaternium-95
- conditioning agent
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15
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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16
Glycolic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
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17
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
-
19
Polyglyceryl-3-Oleate
- light ester
- emollient
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20
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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21
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
-
22
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
-
23
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
-
24
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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25
Trideceth-10
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
-
26
Pca Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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27
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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28
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
-
29
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
-
30
Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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31
Decyl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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32
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- antioxidant
-
33
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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34
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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35
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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36
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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37
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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38
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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39
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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40
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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41
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner
Maintains color vibrancy
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Leaves hair softer with three-dimensional shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Keeps hair strong and healthy
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Replenishes moisture
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.UV absorbers shield hair from harmful radicals to prevent color loss
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner
Keeps color fresh by working within the hair structure
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Targets and preserves color pigments to extend vibrancy
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Seals the cuticle to guard against damage and UV exposure
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
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.
BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner
Hair is described as soft, silky and easy to comb out without being weighed down, and several call it a lightweight conditioner they have used for years.
repeat buyers, general hair typesReviewers with colour-treated hair say it keeps their colour vibrant and works as a cheaper stand-in for salon conditioners, though one wished the formula were richer.
colour-treated hair, several comparing it to salon brandsThe complaint side is dryness: a minority say it left their hair dry, frizzy or 'like straw', and one with processed hair found it oily at the roots yet dry at the ends.
the one-to-three-star reviewers, several with processed hairFans of the original Silk Therapy line are surprised this smells and feels different from it, and a few suspected an old or off bottle when the scent did not match what they expected.
long-time BioSilk usersRoyal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$0.93/oz vs $1.75/oz — CHI BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner costs about 1.9× more per ounce than CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
BioSilk Color Therapy Conditioner · Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting 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.
- 6 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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