Side by side
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Super Smooth Conditioner
78% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 33%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Super Smooth Conditioner 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.
- Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner — maximum slip
- Super Smooth Conditioner — 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 10.14 oz against 1.7 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner (30)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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5
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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6
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Verbascum Densiflorum Flower/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Cota Tinctoria Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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12
Avena Sativa (Oat) Peptide
- protein
- 13 Olive Glycerides
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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14
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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15
Glycerin
- humectant
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16
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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17
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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18
C11-15 Alketh-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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19
Laureth-9
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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20
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- 21 Glyceryl Linolenate
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22
Glyceryl Linoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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23
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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24
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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25
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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26
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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27
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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28
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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29
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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30
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Super Smooth Conditioner (27)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Ethylhexyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
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4
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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5
Quaternium-91
- conditioning agent
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6
Cetrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
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7
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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9
Olealkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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10
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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12
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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13
Tribehenin
- wax
- emollient
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14
Glycerin
- humectant
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15
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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16
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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17
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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20
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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21
Trideceth-15
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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22
Trideceth-3
- emulsifier
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23
Triethyl Citrate
- pH adjuster
- preservative
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24
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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25
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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26
Hexamethylindanopyran
- fragrance
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27
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner
Hydrates and restores parched hair for softer, shinier strands
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.92% natural-origin ingredients
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Color-safe, vegan, sulfate-free, paraben-free, made without gluten
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Super Smooth Conditioner
Up to 86% smoother hair when using the Super Smooth shampoo-conditioner pair
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
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.
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
Super Smooth Conditioner
Praised for reducing frizz and leaving hair straighter/shinier after use
Reviewers with curly or thick/coarse hair report it smooths and softens without weighing hair down
curly/thick hairLong-time repeat buyers say it is a reliable go-to and report frustration when it is out of stock
repeat purchasersPrice 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.
$1.78/oz vs $4.19/oz — Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner costs about 2.4× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Super Smooth Conditioner.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
Clean Beauty Hydrate Conditioner · Super Smooth 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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