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CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion vs Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum

86% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 37%. CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion and Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.

These sit in different steps of a routine — CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion is a leave-in and Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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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.

  • Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion — heat styling
  • Super Skinny Serum — heat styling

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”.

Trait
CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion — container CHI

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Super Skinny Serum

  • Heat protectant
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$2.49 6 oz · $5.44/oz
$12 5.1 oz · $4.17/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a leave-in $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 73% of the 553 leave-ins we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 64% of the 574 heat protectants we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
Moisture level Same
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
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Slip / detangling Same
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Heat protection
Claimed, no temperature given Sold as a heat protectant; no temperature is stated. Your hair
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
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None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
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
Leave-inserum
Heat protectantserum
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
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Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
Claimed, no temperature stated
up to 450°F

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

IngredientInfra Botanical Bliss Silk InfusionSuper Skinny Serum
Isododecane
Softens
#2Leading
#1Leading
Dimethiconol
Buildup
#3Leading
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#4Below the 1% line
Citronellol
Fragrance
#13Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#16Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Geraniol
Fragrance
#15Below the 1% line
#11Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion

Super Skinny Serum

Full ingredient list — Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion (17)
Full ingredient list — Super Skinny Serum (16)

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.

VerdictsInfra Botanical Bliss Silk InfusionSuper Skinny Serum
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
5
Potential conflict
0
0

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion

  • This luxurious serum with silk and botanical extracts smooths and strengthens hair, leaving it glossy and manageableSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Enriched with pure natural silk and soy proteinsStated by brandCheck the position, not the name.
  • Paraben-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • Gluten-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Protects the hair against thermal styling and environmental factorsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Super Skinny Serum

  • #1 Smoothing Serum Sold in Salons (Kline data Q3 2024-Q2 2025)Stated by brandPopularity, not performance.
  • Best-selling blowout primer protects from heat with reduced drying timeStated by brandPopularity, not performance.
  • One Super Skinny Serum is sold every 20 secondsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Humidity-resistant formula protects against frizzStated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.
  • Lightweight silicones coat and seal each strandSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Very concentrated, use sparinglyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 frizz control and shine. CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion draws complaints about weight.

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion

Target reviewers report shine, smoothing, detangling, and humidity/frizz control

Target reviewers of 6 oz listing

Some long-term users report INFRA replacement/formula and scent changes with greasy, hard-to-wash buildup

Target reviewers reporting replacement/order confusion

Price/value and product identity are recurring concerns

Target reviewers

Super Skinny Serum

Controls stray hair and frizz without grease for some users

Jules, Ulta reviewer

Smooths hair and improves shine with a small amount

Ulta reviewers

Current formula can feel oily, sticky, or have an altered scent

Jerky, kjok1212, and Jane, Ulta reviewers

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.

$4.17/oz vs $5.44/oz — CHI Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum.

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion

Against 553 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Super Skinny Serum

Against 574 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readInfra Botanical Bliss Silk InfusionSuper Skinny Serum
Label
Upper-mid price for a leave-inSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for heat protectants 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.

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion vs Silk Infusion Silk Reconstructing ComplexCHI · 100% function matchSuper Skinny Serum vs Clear Smoothing Serum (Blowout Primer)Paul Mitchell · 99% function matchInfra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion vs Travel Size Silk Infusion Silk Reconstructing ComplexCHI · 100% function matchSuper Skinny Serum vs Clear Smoothing SerumPaul Mitchell · 99% function matchInfra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion vs Olive Oil Thermalast 2-N-1 Shine Mist and Heat DefenseORS · 86% function matchSuper Skinny Serum vs Platinum Silkening GlossKenra Professional · 99% function matchInfra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion vs Nourishing + Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum Leave-In Hair TreatmentOGX · 81% function matchSuper Skinny Serum vs Light Luminous Reflective OilWella · 95% function match

Infra Botanical Bliss Silk Infusion · Super Skinny Serum · All leave-ins 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.
  • 8 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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