Side by side
Neutrogena Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum vs Nioxin System 1 Leave In Treatment
90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 45%. Neutrogena Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum and Nioxin System 1 Leave In Treatment share 2 ingredients 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.
- Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum — fragrance-free
- System 1 Leave In Treatment — fine 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”.
Neutrogena
Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum
- Scalp treatment
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Easy to findsold through several channels
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- fragrance-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
Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum
- Pentylene Glycol
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Panthenol
- Feverfew flower, leaf and stem juice
- Arginine
- Hydrolyzed Collagen
Full ingredient list — Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum (21)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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3
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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4
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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5
Niacinamide
- vitamin
- conditioning agent
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6
Caffeine
- active
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Feverfew flower, leaf and stem juice
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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8
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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9
Hydrolyzed Collagen
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Bisabolol
- conditioning agent
- botanical extract
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11
Glycerin
- humectant
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12
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- 13 Acetyl Dipeptide-31 Amide
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14
Isochrysis Galbana Extract
- botanical extract
- 15 Centella Asiatica Leaf Vesicles
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16
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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17
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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18
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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19
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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20
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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21
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
Full ingredient list — System 1 Leave In Treatment (43)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Niacinamide
- vitamin
- conditioning agent
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3
Caffeine
- active
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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5
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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6
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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7
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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8
Polysorbate 80
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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9
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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10
Acetamide MEA
- humectant
- conditioning agent
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11
Triethanolamine
- pH adjuster
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12
PEG-23M
- polymer
- thickener
- binder
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13
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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14
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
- 15 Methyl Nicotinate
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
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18
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
- 19 PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
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20
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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21
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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23
Silica
- powder
- thickener
- mineral
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24
Cystine Bis-PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- amino acid
- protein
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25
Biotin
- vitamin
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26
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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27
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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28
Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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29
Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Extract
- botanical extract
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30
Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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31
Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract
- botanical extract
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32
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
- botanical extract
- 33 Saccharum Officinarum/Sugar Cane Extract/Extrait de canne à sucre
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34
Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- 35 Faex Extract/Yeast Extract/Extrait de levure
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36
Propylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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37
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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38
BHT
- antioxidant
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39
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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40
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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41
Methylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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42
Ethylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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43
Butylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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.
Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum
Advanced growth support serum
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
System 1 Leave In Treatment
Thickens the hair
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Nourishes the scalp
Partly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
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.
Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum
Some users report healthier-feeling, stronger hair after several weeks of consistent application.
Individual Target reviews, many disclosed free-product/promotion participants; outcomes are subjective reports.Users find the serum light and quick to absorb without leaving greasy roots.
Individual Target reviews, many disclosed free-product/promotion participants; outcomes are subjective reports.Direct scalp application is easy to fit into a daily routine without disturbing the hairstyle.
Individual Target reviews, many disclosed free-product/promotion participants; outcomes are subjective reports.System 1 Leave In Treatment
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$10.28/oz vs $11.75/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 154 scalp 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.
Hair Restore Advanced Growth Support Serum · System 1 Leave In Treatment · All scalp 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.
- 10 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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