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Moroccanoil Frizz Control Conditioner vs Pattern Beauty Medium Conditioner With Slip

94% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 32%. Moroccanoil Frizz Control Conditioner and Pattern Beauty Medium Conditioner With Slip share 4 ingredients 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.

  • Frizz Control Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
  • Medium Conditioner With Slip — maximum slip

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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
Moroccanoil Frizz Control Conditioner — brand photograph Moroccanoil

Frizz Control Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Pattern Beauty Medium Conditioner With Slip — 29 oz container Pattern Beauty

Medium Conditioner With Slip

  • Conditioner
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$23.40 8.5 oz · $2.75/oz
$49 29 oz · $1.69/oz

Compared at different sizes — 29 oz against 8.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 69% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 53% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. Your hair
Moisture level Same
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. 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
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
High Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
Why you might skip it
  • 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 strong scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
Frizz Control
—
Where to buy
Salons · Ulta · Brand website
Brand website · Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
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Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientFrizz Control ConditionerMedium Conditioner With Slip
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#38Below the 1% line
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#21Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Frizz Control Conditioner

Medium Conditioner With Slip

Full ingredient list — Frizz Control Conditioner (49)
Full ingredient list — Medium Conditioner With Slip (39)

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.

VerdictsFrizz Control ConditionerMedium Conditioner With Slip
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Frizz Control Conditioner

  • Reduces static and flyaways by 99%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Provides frizz control for up to 72 hoursSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Reduces frizz by up to 73%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Protects against frizz in up to 90% humidityStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Color-safe; formulated without sulfates, phosphates, or parabensSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

Medium Conditioner With Slip

  • hydrates & defines curlsPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • eases detangling with extra slipSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • without weighing down curlsStated 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.

Both praised for slip. Pattern Beauty Medium Conditioner With Slip draws complaints about the scent.

Frizz Control Conditioner

Reviewers report hair stays smooth and less frizzy through humid days when the conditioner is paired with the matching shampoo

humid-climate users

The scent and detangling effect are frequently mentioned as standout positives alongside frizz reduction

general

The travel size is described as an easy, low-commitment way to test the line before buying a full-size bottle

travel-size buyers

Some reviewers with drier or coarser hair say they get better results from Moroccanoil's Moisture line conditioner instead

dry/thick-hair users comparing to another Moroccanoil line

Medium Conditioner With Slip

Delivers strong hydration and curl definition, leaving hair feeling noticeably softer without weighing curls down

curly/coily 3B-4C hair

Works especially well for very curly and coily textures needing extra slip

3B-4C curl types

Fragrance is too strong for some users, unfavorably compared to preferred scent profiles

general reviewers

Price is seen as high by some, though others view it as reasonable next to salon brands like Redken and Biolage

value-conscious reviewers

Formula thickness and slip perception varies -- ideal for some, too thick or low-slip until rinsed for fine hair

fine-hair reviewers

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.

$1.69/oz vs $2.75/oz — Moroccanoil Frizz Control Conditioner costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Pattern Beauty Medium Conditioner With Slip.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $2.75/oz Frizz Control Conditioner $1.69/oz Medium Conditioner With Sl

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readFrizz Control ConditionerMedium Conditioner With Slip
Label
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners 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.

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Frizz Control Conditioner · Medium Conditioner With Slip · 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.
  • 9 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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