Side by side
Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Treatment vs Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask
75% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 28%. Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Treatment and Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask 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.
- Bond Rx Treatment — maximum slip
- Sealing Mask — 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
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- 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
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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
Bond Rx Treatment
Full ingredient list — Bond Rx Treatment (44)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Octyldodecanol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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6
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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9
C11-13 Isoalkane
- solvent
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10
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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11
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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12
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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13
Glycerin
- humectant
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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16
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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17
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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18
Behenyl/Stearyl Aminopropanediol Esters
- humectant
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19
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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20
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
Cystine Bis-PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- amino acid
- protein
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23
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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24
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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25
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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26
Isohexadecane
- solvent
- emollient
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27
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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28
Magnesium Chloride
- salt
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29
Magnesium Nitrate
- salt
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30
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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31
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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32
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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33
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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34
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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35
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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36
Trideceth-15
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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37
Trideceth-3
- emulsifier
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38
trimethylsiloxysilicate
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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39
Trisodium Hedta
- hard-water chelator
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40
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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41
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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42
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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43
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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44
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Sealing Mask (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Ethylhexyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
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4
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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5
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
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7
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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9
Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- silicone
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10
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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11
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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13
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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14
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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15
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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16
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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17
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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18
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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19
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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20
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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21
C11-15 Alketh-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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22
c12-16 alketh-9
- emulsifier
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23
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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24
Trideceth-15
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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25
Trideceth-3
- emulsifier
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26
Trisodium Hedta
- hard-water chelator
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27
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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28
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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29
Hexamethylindanopyran
- 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.
color safe
vegan
paraben-free
Bond Rx Treatment
patented Bond Rx Technology targets weak/damaged bonds and crosslinks them
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.reduces broken bonds
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.88% improvement in hair condition (regimen use with Bond Rx shampoo+conditioner)
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
Sealing Mask
up to 69% smoother hair with long-lasting results
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.all-day humidity resistance
Stated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.gluten-free
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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.
Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Treatment draws complaints about weight.
Bond Rx Treatment
Hair feels softer, smoother, and looks shinier/healthier after use
Target verified reviewer, 5 starsTreatment feels reparative, brings damaged hair "back to life"
Target verified reviewer, 5 starsIsolated report of heavy shedding after use
Target verified reviewer, 1 starSome users see limited visible change after a month of use
Target verified reviewer, 3 starsSealing Mask
Does not weigh down fine/thin hair; softens strands and reduces split ends, pleasant fruity scent, recyclable packaging noted
Pleasantly surprised - didn't weigh down fine, thin hairReduced frizz on dyed/long hair after one use; some users suggest leaving on longer than the label instructs
Moisturized strands, reduced frizz after one applicationEffectively detangles and seals split ends with a mild, fragrance-sensitive-friendly scent
Love this sealing mask A+ - detangles, seals split ends, fresh mild scentPrice 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.
$4.51/oz vs $5.49/oz — Paul Mitchell Bond Rx Treatment costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments 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.
Bond Rx Treatment · Sealing Mask · 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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