Side by side
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream vs Paul Mitchell MITCH Original Pomade
33% function match · 3 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream and Paul Mitchell MITCH Original Pomade 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 Styling Cream — maximum slip
- MITCH Original Pomade — 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
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- 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
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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 Styling Cream
Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Styling Cream (27)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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4
VP/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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5
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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6
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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7
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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8
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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9
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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10
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
- 12 Ferulic Acid
- 13 Hydrolyzed Olive Fruit
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14
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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15
Ppg-20 Methyl Glucose Ether
- emulsifier
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16
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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17
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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18
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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20
Glycerin
- humectant
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21
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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22
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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23
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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24
Benzalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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25
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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26
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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27
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
Full ingredient list — MITCH Original Pomade (28)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Ceteareth-25
- emulsifier
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3
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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4
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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5
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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6
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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7
PEG-8 Dimethicone
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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8
PVP
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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10
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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11
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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13
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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14
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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16
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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18
Lavandula Oil/Extract
- botanical extract
- essential oil
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19
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
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23
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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24
Pinene
- fragrance
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25
Sorbic Acid
- preservative
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26
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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27
trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
- fragrance
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28
Vanillin
- 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
paraben free
vegan
Clean Beauty Styling Cream
88% natural origin ingredients
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.softens, smoothes, and seals hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.gluten free
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
MITCH Original Pomade
Medium hold pomade
SupportedStructure that lasts the day.Low shine finish
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Washes out easily with shampoo and won't flake
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.
Both praised for hold.
Clean Beauty Styling Cream
Several reviewers say the hold lasts all day while the finish stays soft rather than greasy or crunchy
reviewers commenting on hold and finish over a full dayReviewers describe applying the cream to either damp or dry hair and getting a smooth, non-residue finish either way
reviewers describing their own application routineReviewers say it adds body and controls frizz on curly or thick hair without leaving it feeling weighed down or stiff
reviewers with curly or thick hair styling with the creamMITCH Original Pomade
Water-soluble formula reactivates with a sprinkle of water, making it easy to work through the whole head
general reviewerConsistently praised for its scent
general reviewerEasy to use and shape hair with
general reviewerGood hold that lasted most of the day
general reviewerStyle washes out very easily if caught in rain
reviewer caught in wet weatherPrice 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.
$6.32/oz vs $8.00/oz — Paul Mitchell MITCH Original Pomade costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream.
Clean Beauty Styling Cream
Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.
MITCH Original Pomade
Against 92 pastes 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 Styling Cream · MITCH Original Pomade · All smoothing creams 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.
- 6 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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