Side by side
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Conditioner vs Paul Mitchell Forever Blonde Conditioner
73% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 44%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Conditioner and Paul Mitchell Forever Blonde 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 Repair Conditioner — maximum slip
- Forever Blonde Conditioner — 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”.
- 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
- Matte, textured stylesabsorbent powders do the mattifying
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
- 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
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-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 Repair Conditioner
Forever Blonde Conditioner
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Repair Conditioner (39)
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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
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Potato Starch Modified
- starch
- absorbent
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6
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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7
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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8
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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9
Verbascum Densiflorum Flower/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Cota Tinctoria Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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13
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- 14 Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
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15
Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract
- botanical extract
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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16
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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17
Hypnea Musciformis Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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19
Allantoin
- conditioning agent
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20
Lysine Hcl
- amino acid
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21
Proline
- amino acid
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22
Zinc PCA
- humectant
- active
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23
Sucrose
- humectant
- 24 Shikimic Acid
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25
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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26
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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27
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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28
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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29
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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30
Polyquaternium-80
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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31
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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32
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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33
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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34
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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35
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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36
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
- 37 Potassium Gluconate
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38
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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39
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
Full ingredient list — Forever Blonde Conditioner (40)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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3
Isopropyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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4
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
-
7
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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8
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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9
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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10
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- 12 Carthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes
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13
Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Verbascum Thapsus Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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18
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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19
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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20
C11-15 Alketh-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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23
Gluconolactone
- humectant
- exfoliant
- hard-water chelator
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24
Laureth-9
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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25
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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26
Polyquaternium-59
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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27
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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28
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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29
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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30
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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31
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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32
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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33
Magnesium Chloride
- salt
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34
Magnesium Nitrate
- salt
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35
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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36
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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37
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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38
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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39
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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40
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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 Repair Conditioner
Reconstructs and protects against physical and chemical damage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Contains amaranth extract and vegan pea protein for strengthening
SupportedMatches our researched record.93% ingredients of natural origin
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Sulfate-free, paraben-free, vegan, color-safe, gluten-free
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.
Forever Blonde Conditioner
75% More Condition when used with the complete Forever Blonde regimen
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Vegan KerActive protein and botanical ingredients repair and add shine
SupportedMatches 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.
Clean Beauty Repair Conditioner
A few long-term users report initial softness fading over weeks into dullness, dryness or increased breakage.
Multiple reviewers describe the conditioner as very thick, hard to squeeze out and difficult to distribute through wet hair.
Many reviewers say it leaves damaged or color-treated hair noticeably softer and more nourished with minimal scent.
Forever Blonde Conditioner
Reviewers with color-processed/damaged blonde hair report the conditioner leaves hair soft and helps hair feel restored and fuller
damaged/color-treated blonde hairPraised as lightweight, not leaving hair greasy the next day
fine/oily-prone hairMultiple reviewers say it is essential to prevent tangling and keep blonde tone looking fresh
Some reviewers report frustration finding it in stock at retailers
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.
$2.23/oz vs $7.06/oz — Paul Mitchell Forever Blonde Conditioner costs about 3.2× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair 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 Repair Conditioner · Forever Blonde 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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