Side by side
Nioxin Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask vs Wella Professionals ColorMotion+ Structure Mask
95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 78%. Nioxin Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask and Wella Professionals ColorMotion+ Structure Mask 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.
- Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask — maximum slip
- ColorMotion+ Structure 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 16.91 oz against 5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- Easy to findsold through several channels
- 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
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- 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 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
- protein-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
Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask
ColorMotion+ Structure Mask
Full ingredient list — Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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9
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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10
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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11
Methylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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12
Propylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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13
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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15
Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- 16 SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM/SUGAR CANE EXTRACT/EXTRAIT DE CANNE À SUCRE
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17
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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20
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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21
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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22
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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23
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — ColorMotion+ Structure Mask (24)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Bis-Hydroxy/Methoxy Amodimethicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- silicone
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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8
Malic Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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9
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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10
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 11 Octocrylene
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12
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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13
Aminomethyl Propanol
- pH adjuster
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14
Methylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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15
Propylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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16
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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17
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Histidine
- amino acid
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22
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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23
trimethylsiloxysilicate
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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24
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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.
Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask
Defends against breakage
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
ColorMotion+ Structure Mask
Apply on clean damp hair lengths and ends. Leave on for 5 mins. Rinse thoroughly. Use every 1-2 weeks.
Stated by brandHow to use it, not a claim.Up to 8 weeks color protection
SupportedLess fade per wash.Vibrant shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Stronger hair versus no treatment
Stated 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.
Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask
No review themes researched for this product yet.
ColorMotion+ Structure Mask
Hair feels extremely soft after a 5-minute treatment and quick blow dry
Ulta verified reviewerRestored softness to over-processed, damaged hair
Ulta verified reviewerSome found it weighed hair down and left a residue feeling even after rinsing thoroughly
Ulta reviewer, 3-starSome reviewers felt it was not as hydrating as other Wella treatments and unremarkable overall
Ulta reviewer, 3-starPrice 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.
$1.66/oz vs $2.57/oz — Nioxin Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Wella Professionals ColorMotion+ Structure Mask.
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.
Anti-breakage Strengthening Mask · ColorMotion+ Structure 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.
- 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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