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Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment vs Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment

55% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 19%. Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment and Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment share 3 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment — protein-hungry hair
  • Super-Charged Treatment — maximum slip

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 Intensive Treatment — 2.5 oz container Paul Mitchell

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Super-Charged Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$21 2.5 oz
$22 5.1 oz · $2.07/oz

Compared at different sizes — 5.1 oz against 2.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Not enough priced masks and treatments to place it Salon tier
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 66% of the 347 masks and treatments 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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Time on the hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. Your hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. 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 Differs
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine 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 Differs
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • 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
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a light 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • 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
Mask / treatment
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Manufacturer · Salons
Manufacturer · Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Not vegan · ingredient list
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Time on hair
3–5 min
3–5 min
How often
weekly
weekly
Treatment focus
protein
moisture

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 Intensive TreatmentSuper-Charged Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#12Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#10Below the 1% line
Panthenol
Detangles
#9Secondary
#5Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#25Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment (40)
Full ingredient list — Super-Charged Treatment (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.

VerdictsAwapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive TreatmentSuper-Charged Treatment
Supported
3
4
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
2
Potential conflict
0
0
color safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.
SupportedLess fade per wash.
paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
SupportedPreserved without parabens.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment

  • KeraTriplex keratin protein technologySupportedThe named ingredient is really there.
  • instantly improves textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Super-Charged Treatment

  • 90% experienced improved condition (49-person consumer study)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 90% said hair felt softerStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • veganSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • cruelty-freeSupportedMatches our researched record.

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 shine.

Awapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive Treatment

Mild fragrance, leaves hair smooth and frizz-free

Works well, no more frizz - mild fragrance, leaving my hair smooth and frizz-free

Aggregate rating 4.8/5 from 142 ratings on Walmart

Disclosed aggregate retailer rating

Reviewers describe intense hydration, shine, and improved hair texture

Multiple reviewer comments on Walmart product page

Super-Charged Treatment

Reviewer calls it a miracle solution for damaged, over-processed hair, comparing it to the moisture mask used at Drybar salons

I have damaged hair due to over processing and this product leaves it so soft. This is what they used at Drybar as a moisture mask.

Leaves hair shiny and soft; called best conditioner reviewer has used

Leaves hair shiny and soft

Aggregate rating 4.6/5 from 1,261 ratings on Amazon; 4.8/5 from 12 ratings on Walmart

Disclosed aggregate retailer rating

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.

Super-Charged Treatment

Against 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readAwapuhi Wild Ginger Intensive TreatmentSuper-Charged Treatment
Label
Not enough priced masks and treatments to place itWe need more comparable products before we can place this.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments 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 Intensive Treatment · Super-Charged Treatment · 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.
  • 7 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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