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Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse vs Paul Mitchell Color Protect Conditioner

55% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse and Paul Mitchell Color Protect Conditioner share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

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.

  • Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse — protein-hungry hair
  • Color Protect Conditioner — 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”.

Trait
Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse — 33.8 oz container Paul Mitchell

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Lightweight
Paul Mitchell Color Protect Conditioner — 10.14 oz container Paul Mitchell

Color Protect Conditioner

  • Conditioner
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$67 33.8 oz · $1.98/oz
$16 10.14 oz · $1.63/oz

Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 10.14 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 58% of the 698 conditioners we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a conditioner $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 51% of the 698 conditioners we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. 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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. 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
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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
Conditioner
Conditioner
Line
Awapuhi Wild Ginger
Color Protect
Where to buy
Salons · Ulta · Brand website
Manufacturer · Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Not vegan · ingredient list
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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

IngredientAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream RinseColor Protect Conditioner
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Stabilizes
#16Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

Color Protect Conditioner

Full ingredient list — Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse (27)
Full ingredient list — Color Protect Conditioner (34)

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.

VerdictsAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream RinseColor Protect Conditioner
Supported
4
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

  • Daily, color-safe conditionerSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Instantly detangles and replenishes dry, thirsty strandsSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Strengthens with KeraTriplex® keratin protein technologySupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • Color Safe, Paraben Free, Made Without GlutenSupportedPreserved without parabens.

Color Protect Conditioner

  • Help extend the life of hair color with Paul Mitchell Color Protect ConditionerSupportedLess fade per wash.

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 moisture and hold.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse

Reported to reduce dryness and add lasting moisture with regular use

users with dry hair

Valued for softening gray/white hair specifically

gray/white-haired users

Users report visible compliments on hair when applied mid-shaft to ends, avoiding roots

fine/oily-scalp users applying strategically

Praised for effortless detangling

general users

Color Protect Conditioner

Reviewers cite trust in the Paul Mitchell brand from their salon stylist's use of the product line

salon clients

Praised for pleasant fragrance, nice texture, and good value relative to price

value-conscious buyers

Reported to help hair color last noticeably longer between salon visits

Leaves hair feeling clean and lightweight without over-drying

Used as a daily conditioner on color-treated hair per stylist recommendation; reviewers say it keeps color fresh and adds shine

color-treated hair, salon-recommended

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.

$1.63/oz vs $1.98/oz — Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Color Protect Conditioner.

$0.09/oz median $1.60/oz $56.25/oz $1.98/oz Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream $1.63/oz Color Protect Conditioner

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 698 conditioners with a computable unit price.

Value readAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream RinseColor Protect Conditioner
Label
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a conditionerSits in the middle of the range for conditioners 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.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse vs Supreme Nourish & Smooth Hair & Scalp ConditionerHead & Shoulders · 93% function matchColor Protect Conditioner vs Puremix Wild Honey Repairing ConditionerRusk · 98% function matchAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse vs Body Envy Volumizing ConditionerHerbal Essences · 88% function matchColor Protect Conditioner vs Extra-Body ConditionerPaul Mitchell · 93% function matchAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse vs Clinical Dandruff Defense + Dry Scalp Rescue ConditionerHead & Shoulders · 87% function matchColor Protect Conditioner vs Apple Cider Vinegar Thin2Thick Clarifying and Detoxing ConditionerPura d'or · 92% function matchAwapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse vs Moisturizing ConditionerSachajuan · 87% function matchColor Protect Conditioner vs Guava Protect & Repair ConditionerCeremonia · 88% function match

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Cream Rinse · Color Protect 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.
  • 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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