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CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Conditioner

88% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 54%. CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Bond Rx Conditioner — dry, thirsty hair

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 Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner — container, alternate view CHI

Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Conditioner — 6.8 oz container Paul Mitchell

Bond Rx Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$11.20 12 oz · $0.93/oz
about $27 6.8 oz · $3.97/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 73% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 84% 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 Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. 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
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
  • 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
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a light 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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
Bond Rx
Where to buy
Brand website
Manufacturer · Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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

IngredientRoyal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting ConditionerBond Rx Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#38Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line
Benzyl Benzoate
Fragrance
#39Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner (41)
Full ingredient list — Bond Rx Conditioner (22)

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.

VerdictsRoyal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting ConditionerBond Rx Conditioner
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner

  • Keeps color fresh by working within the hair structureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Targets and preserves color pigments to extend vibrancyStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Seals the cuticle to guard against damage and UV exposureSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.

Bond Rx Conditioner

  • 88% Improvement in Hair Condition when used with Bond Rx Shampoo and TreatmentStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Won 2023 People Magazine Beauty Award for Best Splurge System for Damaged HairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Color-safe, vegan, sulfate-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

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.

Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner

No review themes researched for this product yet.

Bond Rx Conditioner

Fragrance is consistently described as subtle and pleasant

Users with chemically treated or colored hair report noticeable restorative/repair benefit

chemically treated or colored hair

Reviewers with thick/coarse hair note they need less product per use

thick/coarse hair

Reviewers describe hair as silky smooth and easier to manage after use

Some reviewers with very dry or curly hair feel it does not provide enough hydration for their needs

very dry or curly hair

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 $3.97/oz — Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Conditioner costs about 4.3× more per ounce than CHI Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $0.93/oz Royal Treatment Color Glos $3.97/oz Bond Rx Conditioner

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

Value readRoyal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting ConditionerBond Rx Conditioner
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Royal Treatment Color Gloss Protecting Conditioner · Bond Rx 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.
  • 5 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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