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L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment vs Pattern Beauty Breakage Barrier Hair Mask

93% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 11%. L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment and Pattern Beauty Breakage Barrier Hair Mask share 1 ingredient 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.

  • Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment — protein-sensitive hair
  • Breakage Barrier Hair 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
L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment — 8.4 oz container L'Oreal Professionnel

Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Pattern Beauty Breakage Barrier Hair Mask — 11 oz container Pattern Beauty

Breakage Barrier Hair Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$35 8.4 oz · $4.17/oz
about $25 11 oz · $2.27/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 57% of the 341 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 63% of the 341 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. 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
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
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
A simple formula
out of 10
A simple formula
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
  • Coarse, very dry hairthis is a light formula for its category
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Salons · Brand website
Brand website · Ulta · Target …
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanilla
Use stage
Before shampoo (directions incomplete)
Start on
wet hair
Label wait
1–2 minutes
Needs
Metal Detox Shampoo
Time on hair
5–10 min
How often
biweekly
Treatment focus
protein

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

IngredientMetal Detox Pre-Shampoo TreatmentBreakage Barrier Hair Mask
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Sodium Chloride
Stabilizes
#5Supporting
#9Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#7Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Stabilizes
#8Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Limonene
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#16Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#21Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Geraniol
Fragrance
#18Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment (21)
Full ingredient list — Breakage Barrier Hair Mask (26)

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.

VerdictsMetal Detox Pre-Shampoo TreatmentBreakage Barrier Hair Mask
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment

  • Refill hair micro-breaks for 96% less breakageStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 2x hydrationStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Instant & efficient fiber detanglingSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.

Breakage Barrier Hair Mask

  • Formulated to reduce breakageStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Contains White Tea antioxidant and Manuka Honey for moisture retentionSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Strengthens strands and maintains moisture balanceSupportedHelps 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.

Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment

No review themes researched for this product yet.

Breakage Barrier Hair Mask

Noticeably softer hair after use, described by some as the softest their hair has felt

general reviewers

Improves slip and ease of detangling

general reviewers

Reduces breakage and shedding, especially for transitioning hair

customers transitioning from relaxed to natural 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.

$2.27/oz vs $4.17/oz — L'Oreal Professionnel Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment costs about 1.8× more per ounce than Pattern Beauty Breakage Barrier Hair Mask.

$0.19/oz median $3.45/oz $24.50/oz $4.17/oz Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Tr $2.27/oz Breakage Barrier Hair Mask

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 341 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readMetal Detox Pre-Shampoo TreatmentBreakage Barrier Hair Mask
Label
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.
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.

Metal Detox Pre-Shampoo Treatment · Breakage Barrier Hair 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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