Side by side
Kristin Ess Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Conditioner
95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 3%. Kristin Ess Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Conditioner share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner — protein-hungry hair
- Extra-Body Conditioner — 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”.
Kristin Ess
Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner
- Conditioner
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- 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
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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7
PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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8
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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9
Polyquaternium-11
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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10
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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11
Hydrolyzed Lemon Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Hydrolyzed Carrot Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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13
Hydrolyzed Kale Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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14
Betaine
- humectant
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15
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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16
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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17
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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18
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Tilia Tomentosa Bud Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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21
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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22
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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23
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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24
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
- 25 Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-Tbutyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
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26
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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27
acetyl cedrene
- fragrance
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28
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Extra-Body Conditioner (26)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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4
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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5
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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7
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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8
Wheat Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
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9
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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10
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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11
Magnesium Chloride
- salt
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12
Magnesium Nitrate
- salt
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13
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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14
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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15
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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16
Triethanolamine
- pH adjuster
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17
Trisodium Hedta
- hard-water chelator
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18
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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19
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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20
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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21
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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22
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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23
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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24
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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26
Hexamethylindanopyran
- fragrance
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.
paraben-free
vegan
Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner
silicone-free
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.sulfate-free
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.phthalate-free
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.volumizing
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.48-hour-lift
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.
Extra-Body Conditioner
87% More Volume
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Volumizing conditioner ideal for fine hair detangles, builds body and improves manageability
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.Color Safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.
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.
Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Extra-Body Conditioner
Longtime Paul Mitchell users express brand loyalty and satisfaction
repeat customersSome reviewers find the fragrance overly strong
general usersBottle size/value perceived as small for the price
value-conscious buyersSeveral reviewers say it did not noticeably add volume or thickness despite marketing claims
fine-hair users seeking volumePrice 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.
$1.50/oz vs $1.58/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 698 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.
Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Conditioner · Extra-Body 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.
- 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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