Side by side
Moroccanoil High Shine Gloss Mask vs Redken Extreme Mega Mask
98% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 26%. Moroccanoil High Shine Gloss Mask and Redken Extreme Mega Mask 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.
- High Shine Gloss Mask — maximum slip
- Extreme Mega Mask — 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”.
- 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
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- 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
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
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
High Shine Gloss Mask
Extreme Mega Mask
- Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
- Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
- Lactic Acid
- Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
- Cetyl Esters
- Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Full ingredient list — High Shine Gloss Mask (49)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Algin
- gum
- thickener
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11
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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12
Aspartic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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13
Glycine
- amino acid
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14
Alanine
- amino acid
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15
Serine
- amino acid
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16
Valine
- amino acid
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17
Isoleucine
- amino acid
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18
Proline
- amino acid
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19
Threonine
- amino acid
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20
Histidine
- amino acid
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21
Phenylalanine
- amino acid
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22
Chitosan
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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23
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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24
Dehydroacetic Acid
- preservative
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25
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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26
Linoleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate Dimethicone
- conditioning agent
- silicone
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27
Amodimethicone/Morpholinomethyl Silsesquioxane Copolymer
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- silicone
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28
Hydroxypropylgluconamide
- humectant
- conditioning agent
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29
Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate
- humectant
- conditioning agent
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30
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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31
Dimethiconol Panthenol
- humectant
- silicone
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32
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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33
C12-13 Pareth-9
- emulsifier
- 34 Caprylic Glycol
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35
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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36
EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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37
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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38
Sodium PCA
- humectant
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39
Trideceth-5
- emulsifier
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40
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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41
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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42
Tartaric Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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43
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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44
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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45
Sodium Lactate
- humectant
- pH adjuster
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46
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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47
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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48
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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49
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Extreme Mega Mask (56)
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1
Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
- botanical extract
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
- film former
- conditioning agent
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4
Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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6
Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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9
Outer Tube: Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
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10
Outer Tube: Polyquaternium-6
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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11
Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 12 OUTER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
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13
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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14
Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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15
Outer Tube: Arginine
- amino acid
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16
Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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17
Outer Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
- amino acid
- mild anionic cleanser
- humectant
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18
Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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19
Outer Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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20
Outer Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
- cleanser
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21
Outer Tube: Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- 22 OUTER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
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23
Outer Tube: Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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24
Outer Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
- hard-water chelator
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25
Inner Tube: Aqua/Water
- botanical extract
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26
Inner Tube: Cetearyl Alcohol
- emollient
- fatty alcohol
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27
Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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28
Inner Tube: Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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29
Inner Tube: Glycerin
- humectant
- 30 INNER TUBE: Octyldodecanol
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31
Inner Tube: Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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32
Inner Tube: Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 33 INNER TUBE: Caprylyl Glycol
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34
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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35
Inner Tube: Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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36
Inner Tube: Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
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37
Inner Tube: Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
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38
Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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39
Inner Tube: Cetyl Alcohol
- emollient
- fatty alcohol
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40
Inner Tube: Arginine
- amino acid
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41
Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- 42 INNER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
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43
Inner Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
- amino acid
- mild anionic cleanser
- humectant
- 44 INNER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
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45
Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
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46
Inner Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- 47 INNER TUBE: Quaternium-33
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48
Inner Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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49
Inner Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
- cleanser
- 50 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Benzoate
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51
Inner Tube: Propylene Glycol
- humectant
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52
inner tube: limonene
- fragrance
- 53 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Alcohol
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54
inner tube: linalool
- fragrance
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55
Inner Tube: Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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56
Inner Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
- hard-water chelator
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.
High Shine Gloss Mask
95% reported gloss-like finish
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.96% said hair looks and feels healthy
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.96% said hair feels richly conditioned
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.86% agreed shine was instantly boosted
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Protects against color fading
SupportedLess fade per wash.Sulfate, phosphate, and paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
Extreme Mega Mask
Fortifies damaged hair to be 15x stronger
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Decreases breakage by 73%
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Restores strength, balances pH
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.Vegan
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.
Redken Extreme Mega Mask draws complaints about the scent and frizz.
High Shine Gloss Mask
Maintains hair color while boosting gloss
Wendy O., moroccanoil.com verified review (5/5): "Glossy, shiny and maintains my existing color! A dream!!"Delivers glass-like sleek, shiny, soft hair
Trevor B., moroccanoil.com verified review (5/5): "Hair mask is amazing...achieve that glass like hair with sleek, shiny soft."Leaves hair soft, smooth, shiny and healthy-looking
Payal P., moroccanoil.com verified review (5/5): "It left my hair super soft...soft, smooth and shiny and gave it...healthy."Extreme Mega Mask
Noticed a change after first use, hair much softer
Walmart reviewer "Susan", 5 stars, Jun 2020Did not notice improvement in frizz or combability vs a regular conditioner
Walmart reviewer, 1 star, Aug 2020Disliked the strong alcohol-like scent of the formula
Walmart reviewer "Diamond", 1 star, Jul 2020Price 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.
$3.73/oz vs $4.24/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.
High Shine Gloss Mask · Extreme Mega 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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