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PATTERN Palo Santo Medium Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner

91% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 37%. PATTERN Palo Santo Medium Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Palo Santo Medium Conditioner — maximum slip
  • Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner — maximum slip

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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
PATTERN Palo Santo Medium Conditioner — 1.75 oz container PATTERN

Palo Santo Medium Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Value
  • Sulfate-free
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner — 1.7 oz container Paul Mitchell

Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $27 1.75 oz · $15.43/oz
$8.50 1.7 oz · $4.19/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Value tier · costs more than 100% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 86% of the 689 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. 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
High Your hair
High Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Hard-water defence Same
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • 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
  • 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
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Conditionercream
Conditioner
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · sources disagree
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientPalo Santo Medium ConditionerClean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Citric Acid
pH balancer
#7Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#10Below the 1% line
#4Supporting
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
Softens
#18Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#36Below the 1% line
#25Below the 1% line
Potassium Sorbate
Stabilizes
#35Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Palo Santo Medium Conditioner (37)
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner (30)

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.

VerdictsPalo Santo Medium ConditionerClean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner
Supported
3
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Palo Santo Medium Conditioner

  • Free of Parabens, SLS/SLES, Phthalates & FormaldehydeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • Color-safeSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Cruelty-free and Vegan (PETA certified, per brand claim)Stated by brandWorth checking on the label.
  • Nourishes low to normal porosity curls without weighing them downSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner

  • Hydrates and restores parched hair for softer, shinier strandsSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • 92% natural-origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Color-safe, vegan, sulfate-free, paraben-free, made without glutenSupportedGentler on colour and coils.

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.

Palo Santo Medium Conditioner

Reviewers appreciate the lightweight formula that hydrates and moisturizes curls without weighing hair down, making it particularly suitable for low-porosity and curly hair types.

Multiple users highlight the conditioner's excellent slip and detangling properties, noting that it makes combing through curls easy while leaving hair feeling soft and smooth.

The Palo Santo fragrance is widely praised as a distinctive and pleasant scent that many customers specifically appreciate, with several noting the fragrance lasts throughout the day and beyond.

Reviewers consistently report that this conditioner delivers enhanced curl definition and bounce, with several describing beautifully defined curls that last over a week after application.

Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner

Can be overly moisturizing for very thin or fine hair causing excessive conditioning

Delivers a clean fresh fragrance that reviewers consistently praise

Provides moisture and hydration without weighing down thin or fine hair types

Improves frizz control and creates soft silky smooth hair with exceptional shine

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.

$4.19/oz vs $15.43/oz — PATTERN Palo Santo Medium Conditioner costs about 3.7× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $15.43/oz Palo Santo Medium Conditio $4.19/oz Clean Beauty Hydrate Condi

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readPalo Santo Medium ConditionerClean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Palo Santo Medium Conditioner · Clean Beauty Hydrate 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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