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CurlyKids Curly Deep Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

88% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 20%. CurlyKids Curly Deep Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment share 3 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.

  • Curly Deep Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment — 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”.

Trait
CurlyKids Curly Deep Conditioner — 8 oz container CurlyKids

Curly Deep Conditioner

  • Mask / treatment
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$5.39 8 oz
about $24 5.1 oz · $4.71/oz
Value / price positioning
Not enough priced masks and treatments to place it Drugstore tier
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 63% 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
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. 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
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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate 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
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
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
  • Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
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
  • 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
Brand website · Grocery / mass · Target …
Manufacturer · Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Mint & herbal · Citrus
Time on hair
5–5 min
1–3 min
How often
weekly
weekly
Treatment focus
moisture
multi

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

IngredientCurly Deep ConditionerLemon Sage Thickening Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#6Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#16Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#7Below the 1% line
#40Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Curly Deep Conditioner

Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

Full ingredient list — Curly Deep Conditioner (16)
Full ingredient list — Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment (51)

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.

VerdictsCurly Deep ConditionerLemon Sage Thickening Treatment
Supported
3
1
Partly supported
0
3
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Curly Deep Conditioner

  • Infuses hair with fast absorbing, vital moisture, and nutrientsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Noticeably softer, healthier hair with each useStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Maximum Moisture and Manageability Without Feeling Sticky or GreasySupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Free from petrolatum, mineral oil, sulfates, and parabensSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

  • adds volume/fullnessPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • locks in moisture and protects from damagePartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • won't weigh down fine hairPartly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.
  • veganSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • gluten-freeStated 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.

Curly Deep Conditioner

A reviewer with a biracial child's curly/softer-textured hair said it "really moisturizes it and no tangles"

A parent blogger reported the deep conditioner "made detangling effortless" for her daughter's hair and "left it super soft"

Walmart shoppers rate the 9.5 oz multi-pack 4.3/5 across roughly 1,100 ratings, generally satisfied with moisturizing and detangling though not universally

Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

Noticeable thickening after just 5 minutes; fresh lemon-sage scent praised

Thickens in the shower! - mixed with the freshness of the lemon and sage, this thickening treatment smells so good

Delivers volume and softness for fine hair though does not add curl definition; considered worth the price

Great volume and softness! - nice volume and softness after three applications, did not enhance curl definition

Hair feels fuller and softer even during rinsing after just two uses

Silky - hair already feels so much fuller and softer

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.

Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment

Against 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readCurly Deep ConditionerLemon Sage Thickening Treatment
Label
Not enough priced masks and treatments to place itWe need more comparable products before we can place this.
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.

Curly Deep Conditioner vs Nutritive Masquintense (Fine to Medium)Kerastase · 95% function matchLemon Sage Thickening Treatment vs Genesis Masque Reconstituant Anti Hair-Fall Fortifying MasqueKérastase · 92% function matchCurly Deep Conditioner vs Discipline MaskeratineKerastase · 95% function matchLemon Sage Thickening Treatment vs Premiere Masque Filler ReparateurKerastase · 90% function matchCurly Deep Conditioner vs Argan Oil Rejuvenating MasqueCHI · 95% function matchLemon Sage Thickening Treatment vs Coconut & Shea Deep Nourishing Conditioning TreatmentMarc Anthony · 87% function matchCurly Deep Conditioner vs Hair Repair TreatmentSachajuan · 95% function matchLemon Sage Thickening Treatment vs Grow Long Anti-Breakage MaskMarc Anthony · 87% function match

Curly Deep Conditioner · Lemon Sage Thickening Treatment · 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.
  • 7 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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