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K18 Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask vs Rusk Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. K18 Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask and Rusk Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

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.

  • Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask — protein-hungry hair
  • Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask — protein-hungry 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
K18

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Rusk Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask — 6 oz container Rusk

Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$69.16 5 oz · $13.83/oz
$14.13 6 oz · $2.37/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 98% of the 357 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 63% of the 357 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
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 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
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 Same
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Time on the hair
—
Short A few minutes on the hair before rinsing. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
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
Salons · Grocery / mass
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanilla
Time on hair
—
10–10 min
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

IngredientPro Molecular Repair Hair MaskPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#14Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask

Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask

Full ingredient list — Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask (23)
Full ingredient list — Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask (34)

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.

VerdictsPro Molecular Repair Hair MaskPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask
Supported
3
2
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask

  • Reverses damage as the second step of the K18REPAIR professional serviceSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Repairs damage from bleach, color, chemical services and heatSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Reconnects broken polypeptide chains and disulfide bondsSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Restores elasticity and strength in 4 minutesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Clinically proven damage reversalStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Works on all hair typesStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.

Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask

  • Contains honey and natural antioxidants for moisture and repairPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • Refined oats for strength; quinoa proteins for color protectionSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Free of Sulfates, Parabens, Silicones, Artificial Colorants, Gluten & CrueltySupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Made in USAStated 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.

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask

Stylists frequently describe visibly repairing severely damaged or over-processed hair, especially on blonde and lightened clients, within a single treatment.

Reviewers commonly describe the result as hair that feels noticeably stronger, shinier and softer right after the four-minute application.

Many reviewers say their clients specifically ask for this treatment again after their first experience with it.

Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask

A generous sample size let one reviewer use it across three washes on very dry ends with good results

reviewer, very dry hair ends

Restores smoothness to hair left dry and damaged from heat styling after a single 10-minute application

reviewer, heat-styled/curled hair

Received as a free sample and found it left hair soft, healthy, and voluminous without weighing it down

reviewer, received as free Ulta sample

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.

$2.37/oz vs $13.83/oz — K18 Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask costs about 5.8× more per ounce than Rusk Puremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask.

$0.19/oz median $3.50/oz $24.50/oz $13.83/oz Pro Molecular Repair Hair $2.37/oz Puremix Wild Honey Repairi

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 357 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readPro Molecular Repair Hair MaskPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Priced with its peersSits 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.

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask vs Dualsenses Bond Pro 60sec TreatmentGoldwell · 95% function matchPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask vs Soothe + Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Hair & Scalp Deep ConditionerHask · 90% function matchPro Molecular Repair Hair Mask vs Bond Rx Step 1 Professional Bond BuilderPaul Mitchell · 93% function matchPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask vs Bond Rx Step 1 Professional Bond BuilderPaul Mitchell · 86% function matchPro Molecular Repair Hair Mask vs 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair TreatmentL'Oreal Paris Elvive · 92% function matchPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask vs Regenerating Mask with Rare Prickly Pear Seed OilChristophe Robin · 85% function matchPro Molecular Repair Hair Mask vs Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off TreatmentRedken · 90% function matchPuremix Wild Honey Repairing Mask vs Repair + Argan Oil Deep Conditioner PacketHask · 85% function match

Pro Molecular Repair Hair Mask · Puremix Wild Honey Repairing 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.
  • 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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