Side by side
Herbal Essences Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Conditioner
10 of 10 functions match Formula overlap 0%. Herbal Essences Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Conditioner share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.
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.
- Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Awapuhi Conditioner — 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”.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- 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
- 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
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-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
Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner (18)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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6
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
- emollient
- essential oil
- oil
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7
Mentha Arvensis Leaf/Stem Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Bisaminopropyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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11
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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12
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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13
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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14
Peg-2m
- emulsifier
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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18
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Awapuhi Conditioner (17)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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3
Isohexadecane
- solvent
- emollient
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4
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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6
Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl PG-Propyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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9
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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11
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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12
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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13
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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15
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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17
Hydroxycitronellal
- 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.
Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner
Detangles and protects hair from damage leaving your hair soft with volume
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.Mineral oil-free
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Safe for color-treated hair
SupportedLess fade per wash.Controls frizz
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Certified cruelty-free by PETA and dermatologist-tested
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Awapuhi Conditioner
Lightweight conditioner for all hair types delivers the optimal dose of moisture for soft, shiny, manageable strands
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Contains awapuhi extract harvested from the company's Hawaiian farm since 1983
Stated 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.
Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Awapuhi Conditioner
Multiple reviewers report using it daily as part of their regular routine
Scent is repeatedly called out as a favorite/best-in-class attribute
Reviewers with fine or wavy hair say it leaves hair soft, shiny, and frizz-free even in sun/wind exposure
fine, wavy hairLong-time repeat buyers describe it as a reliable, unchanged staple they trust
long-time usersPrice 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.
$0.32/oz vs $0.44/oz — Herbal Essences Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Awapuhi 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.
Purifying Tea Tree Conditioner · Awapuhi 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.
- 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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