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Oribe Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream vs Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

86% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 40%. Oribe Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream and Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

These sit in different steps of a routine — Oribe Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream is a heat protectant and Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment is a leave-in. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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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.

  • Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream — heat styling
  • Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment — curl definition

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”.

Trait
Oribe Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream — 5 oz container Oribe

Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream

  • Heat protectant
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $54 5 oz · $10.80/oz
$23–27 5.1 oz · $4.90/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced above most heat protectants $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 84% of the 890 heat protectants we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a leave-in $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 71% of the 477 leave-ins we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Heat protection
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
—
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
—
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
—
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Heat protectantcream
Leave-incream
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
up to 450°F
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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

IngredientSupershine Light Moisturizing CreamClean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Dimethicone
Buildup
#2Leading
#2Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#45Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream

Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

Full ingredient list — Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream (60)
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment (46)

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.

VerdictsSupershine Light Moisturizing CreamClean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
2
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream

  • A high-gloss, leave-in conditioner for fine-to-medium hair that moisturizes and tames frizzSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

  • Like a fortifying protein smoothie, this reparative leave-in conditioning creamPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • 90% natural origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Vegan pea protein for strengtheningSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • Help repair weakened hair leaving strands soft, shiny and easy to combPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.

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.

Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream

Same shine benefit as regular Supershine cream but with much less product weight; go-to shine product for fine-haired clients

Adds radiance without visible product weight; moisturizes extensions without buildup around bonds

Hydrating/nourishing, described as 'giving your hair a drink of water,' left hair really smooth - good for sleek styles

Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

Beautiful, pleasant fragrance called out repeatedly

Strengthens hair, reduces frizz, keeps hair soft/detangled without heaviness; 'a little goes a long way'

Some users report the opposite effect -- hair left brittle, hard to brush, 'straw broom' feel after applying

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.

$4.90/oz vs $10.80/oz — Oribe Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream costs about 2.2× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment.

Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream

Against 890 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment

Against 477 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readSupershine Light Moisturizing CreamClean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment
Label
Priced above most heat protectantsCosts more per ounce than most heat protectants; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
Upper-mid price for a leave-inSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins per ounce.

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.

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Supershine Light Moisturizing Cream · Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment · All heat protectants 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.
  • 6 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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