Side by side
L'Oreal Paris Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment vs Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment
99% function match · 6 of the 6 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. L'Oreal Paris Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment and Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment 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.
- 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment — maximum slip
- Super-Charged 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”.
L'Oreal Paris Elvive
8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment
- Mask / treatment
- Drugstore
- Moisture-rich
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
- 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
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
More facts about each one
- 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
8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment
Full ingredient list — 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment (24)
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2
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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3
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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4
Myristyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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5
Water
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
- light ester
- emollient
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8
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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9
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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10
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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11
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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12
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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14
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Amyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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21
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Arginine PCA
- amino acid
- humectant
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23
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 24 FIL Code D235845/1
Full ingredient list — Super-Charged Treatment (30)
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Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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5
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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6
Spirulina Platensis Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Chondrus Crispus Extract
- gum
- thickener
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Lactobacillus Ferment
- preservative
- botanical extract
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9
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Glycerin
- humectant
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11
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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12
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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13
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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14
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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15
Magnesium Nitrate
- salt
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Magnesium Chloride
- salt
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18
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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19
Chlorphenesin
- preservative
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20
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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21
Sodium Dehydroacetate
- preservative
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22
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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23
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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24
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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25
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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28
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Citronellol
- 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.
8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment
8 seconds to silkier, shinier, healthier looking hair.
Partly supportedA hint of gloss.Apply only to lengths, avoiding the scalp.
Stated by brandHow to use it, not a claim.
Super-Charged Treatment
90% experienced improved condition (49-person consumer study)
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.90% said hair felt softer
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.color safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.
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.
L'Oreal Paris Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment draws complaints about the scent and irritation.
8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment
Often praised for making hair feel smoother, shinier, and easier to detangle quickly.
mixed hair typesReviewers with thick, damaged, or bleached hair commonly value the quick, lightweight application.
reviewers with thick, damaged, or bleached hairSome reviewers report an unwanted reaction or increased shedding after use; these reports are not causal findings.
reviewers reporting adverse experiencesThe perfume-like scent is a recurring problem for fragrance-sensitive reviewers.
fragrance-sensitive reviewersSuper-Charged Treatment
Reviewer calls it a miracle solution for damaged, over-processed hair, comparing it to the moisture mask used at Drybar salons
I have damaged hair due to over processing and this product leaves it so soft. This is what they used at Drybar as a moisture mask.Leaves hair shiny and soft; called best conditioner reviewer has used
Leaves hair shiny and softAggregate rating 4.6/5 from 1,261 ratings on Amazon; 4.8/5 from 12 ratings on Walmart
Disclosed aggregate retailer ratingPrice 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.
$1.84/oz vs $2.07/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments 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.
8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment · Super-Charged 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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