Side by side
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment vs Paul Mitchell Full Circle Leave-In Cream
52% function match · 4 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 1%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment and Paul Mitchell Full Circle Leave-In Cream share 1 ingredient 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 Leave-In Treatment — curl definition
- Full Circle Leave-In Cream — 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”.
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- 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
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- 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
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
- 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 Repair Leave-In Treatment
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment (46)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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3
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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4
PEG/PPG-17/18 Dimethicone
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Dimethylglucamine
- pH adjuster
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6
Verbascum Densiflorum Flower/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Cota Tinctoria Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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10
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- 11 Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
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12
Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract
- botanical extract
- humectant
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13
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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14
Hypnea Musciformis Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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16
Allantoin
- conditioning agent
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17
Lysine Hcl
- amino acid
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18
Proline
- amino acid
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19
Zinc PCA
- humectant
- active
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20
Sucrose
- humectant
- 21 Shikimic Acid
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22
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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23
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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24
Silicone Quaternium-22
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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25
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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26
Hydroxypropyl Guar
- gum
- thickener
- polymer
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27
Potato Starch Modified
- starch
- absorbent
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28
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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29
Ppg-3 Myristyl Ether
- emulsifier
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30
Glycerin
- humectant
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31
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
- silicone
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32
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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33
Trideceth-8
- emulsifier
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34
Polyquaternium-80
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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35
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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36
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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37
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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38
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
- 39 Potassium Gluconate
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40
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- 41 Sodium Gluceptate
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42
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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43
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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44
Phenethyl Alcohol
- preservative
- fragrance
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45
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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46
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
Full ingredient list — Full Circle Leave-In Cream (32)
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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
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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5
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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6
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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8
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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9
Behenyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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10
Stearic Acid
- emulsifier
- thickener
- fatty alcohol
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11
Palmitic Acid
- emollient
- thickener
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12
Lauryl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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13
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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14
Myristyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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15
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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16
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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17
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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18
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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19
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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21
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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26
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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27
Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate
- fragrance
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28
Hexamethylindanopyran
- fragrance
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29
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Pinene
- fragrance
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31
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Benzyl Benzoate
- 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 Repair Leave-In Treatment
Like a fortifying protein smoothie, this reparative leave-in conditioning cream
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.90% natural origin ingredients
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Vegan pea protein for strengthening
SupportedMatches our researched record.Help repair weakened hair leaving strands soft, shiny and easy to comb
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
Full Circle Leave-In Cream
Lightweight, leave-in conditioning cream replenishes every curl without weighing hair down
Partly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.Hydrates, detangles, minimizes frizz and helps protect against damage without weighing curls down
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
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 frizz control. Paul Mitchell Full Circle Leave-In Cream draws complaints about the scent and the price.
Clean Beauty Repair Leave-In Treatment
Beautiful, pleasant fragrance called out repeatedly
Strengthens hair, reduces frizz, keeps hair soft/detangled without heaviness; 'a little goes a long way'
Some users report the opposite effect -- hair left brittle, hard to brush, 'straw broom' feel after applying
Full Circle Leave-In Cream
Curly users report frizz control without weighing down curls and soft natural feel.
Repeat Customer and most-helpful Ulta reviewersSome reviewers report a skunky smell.
Dee, Ulta reviewerMultiple users report packaging shrinkage with less product at the same price.
kj and Curlsoncurls, Ulta reviewersPrice 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.
$4.90/oz vs $5.10/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins 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 Leave-In Treatment · Full Circle Leave-In Cream · All leave-ins 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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