Side by side
Nexxus Hy-Volume Conditioner vs Nexxus Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex)
70% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 70%. Nexxus Hy-Volume Conditioner and Nexxus Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex) share 4 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.
- Hy-Volume Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex) — protein-hungry 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”.
Nexxus
Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex)
- Conditioner
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- 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
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- 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
Hy-Volume Conditioner
Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex)
Full ingredient list — Hy-Volume Conditioner (22)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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4
Cetyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
- wax
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5
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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9
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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10
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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11
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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12
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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13
Glycerin
- humectant
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14
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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17
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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18
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex) (28)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Cetyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
- wax
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6
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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7
Glycerin
- humectant
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8
Dimethiconol/Silsesquioxane Copolymer
- silicone
- film former
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9
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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10
Collagen Amino Acids
- amino acid
- humectant
- protein
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11
Isohexadecane
- solvent
- emollient
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12
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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13
Cysteine
- amino acid
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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14
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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15
Glycine
- amino acid
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16
Histidine
- amino acid
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17
Serine
- amino acid
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18
Hydrolyzed Elastin
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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19
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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20
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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21
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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22
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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23
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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24
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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25
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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26
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Red 33 (CI 17200)
- colourant
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28
Yellow 5
- colourant
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.
Hy-Volume Conditioner
48 hours of gravity defying volume
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.
Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex)
Powered by Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex
SupportedReinforces a damaged strand.For all types of damaged hair
Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
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.
Hy-Volume Conditioner
A reviewer considers the price fair for the product quality and texture
Reviewers report it leaves hair soft and helps with detangling after washing
Reviewers with thin or fine hair say it adds body/volume without weighing hair down, even when applied root-to-end rather than just on ends
reviewers with thin/fine hairSeveral reviewers praise the scent, though one notes the fragrance bothers her (though it does not linger long)
Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex)
Noticeable strength/reduced breakage improvement reported after repeated use on damaged hair
heat- and color-damaged hair reviewersLeaves hair soft and smooth without heavy residue
A few reviewers with fine hair note slight heaviness with daily use
fine-hair reviewersBest results reported when used as part of the full Amino Bond shampoo+treatment system
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.
$1.46/oz vs $1.48/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 699 conditioners 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.
Hy-Volume Conditioner · Nexxus Amino Bond Repair Conditioner (Bond Repair, Hydrolink Bonder with Amino5 Complex) · 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.
- 11 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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