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Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment vs L'Oreal Professionnel Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask

93% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 63%. Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment and L'Oreal Professionnel Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular 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.

  • Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment — protein-sensitive hair
  • Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask — protein-sensitive 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
Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment — 6.7 oz container Goldwell

Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
L'Oreal Professionnel Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask — 8.5 oz container L'Oreal Professionnel

Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$14.25 6.76 oz · $2.13/oz
$29.37 8.5 oz · $3.99/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 66% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 55% 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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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 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 Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Time on the hair
—
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • 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 / treatmentcream
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons
Brand website · Amazon · Walmart
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Time on hair
—
1–5 min
How often
—
weekly
Treatment focus
—
moisture

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

IngredientDualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec TreatmentSerie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#3Leading
#2Leading
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#4Supporting
#11Below the 1% line
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#5Supporting
#7Supporting
Propylene Glycol
Moisturizes
#23Below the 1% line
#8Supporting

What only one of them carries

Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment

Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask

Full ingredient list — Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment (33)
Full ingredient list — Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask (29)

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.

VerdictsDualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec TreatmentSerie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask
Supported
3
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment

  • Color Brilliance, Color Protection, Repair, Shine, SupplenessSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Ultra-fast-acting intensive treatment for colored, damaged hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Contains ColorControlComplex with raspberry oil extract for color protectionSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Vegan and paraben-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.

Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask

  • Rich, creamy mask penetrates deep into the hair fibers, restoring their structure at the molecular levelStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Provides intense nourishment, leaving hair smoother, softer, and more resilient to breakageSupportedHelps 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.

Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment draws complaints about tangling.

Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment

Reviewers with coarse, thick or curly hair repeatedly single out the treatment's detangling power, some calling it the only product that gets through their tangles.

customers with coarse, curly or thick hair

Several reviewers with bleached or color-treated blonde hair report their hair becoming noticeably softer and shinier after use.

customers with bleached or color-treated blonde hair

The lowest-rated review describes very coarse, easily-tangled hair where comb-out stayed difficult and tedious even after using the treatment, calling it not worth the money.

a reviewer with very coarse, easily-tangled hair

A repeat theme among five-star reviewers is a wish that the product came in a larger bottle, framed as loyalty rather than a complaint about the formula.

repeat/loyal customers

Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask

Pleasant scent and good perceived quality

Walmart reviewer (Mar 2026): "smell very good and goo quality"

Effective on bleached/damaged hair

Walmart reviewer (Aug 2026): "I have bleached damaged hair, and this product works wonders."

Hydrates hair well across the product line

Walmart reviewer (Jun 2026): "I love all the product of this line, smells amazing and hydrate the 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.

$2.13/oz vs $3.99/oz — L'Oreal Professionnel Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask costs about 1.9× more per ounce than Goldwell Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $2.13/oz Dualsenses Color Extra Ric $3.99/oz Serie Expert Absolut Repai

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

Value readDualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec TreatmentSerie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular Mask
Label
Priced with its peersSits 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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Dualsenses Color Extra Rich 60sec Treatment · Serie Expert Absolut Repair Molecular 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.
  • 11 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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