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Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Sculpting Gel vs Paul Mitchell MITCH Dry Paste

41% function match · 4 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Sculpting Gel and Paul Mitchell MITCH Dry Paste share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Extra-Body Sculpting Gel — protein-sensitive hair
  • MITCH Dry Paste — protein-sensitive hair

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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 Extra-Body Sculpting Gel — brand photograph Paul Mitchell

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Paul Mitchell MITCH Dry Paste — 3 oz container Paul Mitchell

MITCH Dry Paste

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$16 5.1 oz · $3.14/oz
$22–24 3 oz · $8.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a gel $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 67% of the 157 gels we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a paste $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 51% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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
Hold system Differs
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
Moderate Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate Your hair
Cast risk Differs
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Oil absorption Differs
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
High Absorbent powders or starches high in the list. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • 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
Stylergel
Stylerpaste
Where to buy
Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientExtra-Body Sculpting GelMITCH Dry Paste
Propylene Glycol
Moisturizes
#5Supporting
#6Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel

MITCH Dry Paste

Full ingredient list — Extra-Body Sculpting Gel (16)
Full ingredient list — MITCH Dry Paste (28)

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.

VerdictsExtra-Body Sculpting GelMITCH Dry Paste
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
3
1
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
1

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel

  • Non-flaking thickening gelPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Builds body with flexible control and touchable finishPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Creates voluminous styles and brushed-out setsPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Delivers fullness to fine hair without stickiness or flakingStated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.

MITCH Dry Paste

  • Add volume, enhance texture and create sculpted hairstylesPotential conflictLikely to weigh hair down.
  • Matte finish with high holdPartly supportedSoft structure, not firm hold.

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.

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel

Reviewers with fine or thinning hair say it adds volume and hold without feeling sticky or stiff.

Several reviewers with curly hair use it for defined, non-crunchy curl hold and long-term repurchase.

A minority of reviewers report the gel drying hair out or leaving it feeling sticky, especially with coarser or curlier textures.

MITCH Dry Paste

Delivers strong, all-day hold that keeps hair styled and in place without losing the hold throughout the day.

customers needing reliable styling hold for all-day wear

Matte finish provides styling without any shine or greasiness, creating a clean, natural-looking hold.

customers seeking matte styling and matte-finish aesthetics

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.

$3.14/oz vs $8.00/oz — Paul Mitchell MITCH Dry Paste costs about 2.5× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Sculpting Gel.

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel

Against 157 gels with a computable unit price.

MITCH Dry Paste

Against 90 pastes with a computable unit price.

Value readExtra-Body Sculpting GelMITCH Dry Paste
Label
Upper-mid price for a gelSits in the middle of the range for gels per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a pasteSits in the middle of the range for pastes 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.

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel vs Tea Tree Styling Gel - 2.5 ozPaul Mitchell · 96% function matchMITCH Dry Paste vs Brews Clay PomadeRedken · 89% function matchExtra-Body Sculpting Gel vs Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 ozPaul Mitchell · 96% function matchMITCH Dry Paste vs Matte ClayAmerican Crew · 89% function matchExtra-Body Sculpting Gel vs Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry SpraySexy Hair · 95% function matchMITCH Dry Paste vs Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling ClaySebastian · 89% function matchExtra-Body Sculpting Gel vs Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting GelNot Your Mother's · 93% function matchMITCH Dry Paste vs Style + Treat Yuzu + Plum Oil Hair Styling Sleek StickBriogeo · 89% function match

Extra-Body Sculpting Gel · MITCH Dry Paste · All gels 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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