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Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops vs Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

38% function match · 1 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 4%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops and Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment share 2 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.

  • Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops — flaking scalps
  • Tea Tree Hair and Scalp 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 Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops — container, alternate view Paul Mitchell

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops

  • Scalp treatment
  • Salon
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

  • Scalp treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$21 1.7 oz · $13.40/oz
$24 5.1 oz · $4.71/oz

Compared at different sizes — 5.1 oz against 1.7 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 63% of the 154 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 67% of the 154 scalp 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 Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Little Nothing here is built to reduce combing force. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
High Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
—
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Hard-water defence Differs
Chelators present Chelators are present — they bind hard-water and pool minerals. Your hair
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Flaking scalpsthis carries an over-the-counter active
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Non-medicated routinesthis is an over-the-counter drug as well as a cosmetic
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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
Scalp treatment
Scalp treatment
Where to buy
Brand website
Salons · Brand website · Grocery / mass
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
—
Vegan · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
How often
as needed
weekly

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

IngredientClean Beauty Scalp Therapy DropsTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#14Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#52Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops (54)
Full ingredient list — Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment (40)

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.

VerdictsClean Beauty Scalp Therapy DropsTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment
Supported
1
0
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
3
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops

  • 92% natural origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Targets dry, oily, and sensitive scalpsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Infused with grapevine sap and chamomile to soothe and nourishSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Contains zinc for sebum rebalancingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

  • Hair and scalp treatment moisturizes hair, soothes the scalp and leaves hair smelling greatPartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • The reviving scent of tea tree provides an invigorating aromatherapy-inspired experienceStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Ideal for all hair typesStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.

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 Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment draws complaints about irritation.

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops

A few reviewers report their dandruff got worse or the product made no noticeable difference after weeks of use.

Many reviewers with dry, flaky or itchy scalps say the drops relieve irritation without leaving hair oily or weighed down.

Several reviewers describe the dropper applicator as messy or hard to control, with liquid running out before it reaches the scalp.

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

Reviewers with a specific scalp complaint - psoriasis, flaking, oiliness, scalp breakouts - say it relieves the itch and irritation where general conditioners did not

long-term repeat buyers on the brand site and at Target, most naming the scalp condition they bought it for

Used once a week as directed, it leaves hair softer and more manageable, and it tolerates being left on longer than the three-to-five minutes the directions specify

weekly users at Target and on the brand site, one explicitly noting they exceeded the stated dwell time

The tingle is the signature of the product and the reason people repurchase; reviewers describe the cooling as the part they look forward to

Target reviewers describing the sensory experience of a weekly wash

A minority react badly - one reviewer reports burning rather than tingling and warns others off, attributing it to sensitivity to something in the formula

a Target reviewer who identifies as having sensitive skin

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.

$4.71/oz vs $13.40/oz — Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops costs about 2.8× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment.

$1.25/oz median $7.19/oz $55.03/oz $13.40/oz Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy $4.71/oz Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Tr

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 154 scalp treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readClean Beauty Scalp Therapy DropsTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment
Label
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for scalp 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.

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops vs Scalp Care Scalp Cleansing SerumDesign Essentials · 99% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair TreatmentRahua · 92% function matchClean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops vs Lock Drops Anti-Shedding Scalp & Hair SerumBondi Boost · 99% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Revitalizing Scalp MaskOmorovicza · 85% function matchClean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops vs Turmeric Purifying Hair & Scalp MaskBounce Curl · 99% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Mint Condition Braid and Scalp SprayCamille Rose · 80% function matchClean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops vs Crown Tonic Pre-Shampoo Scalp-Balancing CleanserDrybar · 99% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Scalp-ology Scalp MasqueCHI · 75% function match

Clean Beauty Scalp Therapy Drops · Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment · All scalp 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.
  • 9 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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