Side by side
Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Restore Conditioner vs Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner
90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 72%. Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Restore Conditioner and Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner 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.
- Aura Boost Restore Conditioner — maximum slip
- Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner — 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”.
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- 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
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol 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
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Aura Boost Restore Conditioner
Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Aura Boost Restore Conditioner (33)
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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
Dioctyldodecyl Dodecanedioate
- light ester
- emollient
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6
Isopentyldiol
- solvent
- humectant
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7
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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8
Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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9
Hydrolyzed Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- 11 Magnesium PCA
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12
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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14
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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15
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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16
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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17
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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18
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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19
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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20
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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21
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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22
Sodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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23
Disodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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24
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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25
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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26
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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27
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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28
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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29
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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30
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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31
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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32
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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33
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner (25)
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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
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Dioctyldodecyl Dodecanedioate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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9
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- 10 Magnesium PCA
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11
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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12
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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13
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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14
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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15
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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16
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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17
Sodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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18
Disodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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19
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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20
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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21
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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22
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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23
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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24
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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25
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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.
Aura Boost Restore Conditioner
Nourish, soften, and ease styling without heaviness
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Reduce breakage and restore strength
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner
Volumizes and thickens fine or thinning hair
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.Strengthens and reduces breakage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Nourishes without weighing hair down
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
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 strength and repair. Not Your Mother's Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner draws complaints about weight and irritation.
Aura Boost Restore Conditioner
Leaves hair soft and smooth without heaviness or residue
general reviewers, including 2c/3a curl typesPerceived repair/strengthening effect and reduced frizz/damage after regular use
reviewers with damaged or fine/frizzy hairPleasant, noticeable scent that reviewers repeatedly single out as a favorite trait
general reviewersFine/thin-hair reviewers report the formula can feel too rich unless a small amount is used
fine/thin-hair reviewersAura Boost Thickening Conditioner
Reviewers with fine, curly hair report less breakage and smoother, softer strands.
fine/curly hairPairs well with the matching shampoo for a fuller, softer overall result.
A reviewer described the conditioner as greasy, needing a large amount to smooth hair.
One reviewer reported an itchy scalp and hair weighed down after use.
Several reviewers say hair felt softer but not noticeably thicker.
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.
$0.85/oz vs $0.85/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 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.
Aura Boost Restore Conditioner · Aura Boost Thickening Conditioner · 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.
- 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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