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Paul Mitchell MITCH Clean Cut vs Paul Mitchell Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

50% function match · 3 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 1%. Paul Mitchell MITCH Clean Cut and Paul Mitchell Super Sculpt Styling Glaze share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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.

  • MITCH Clean Cut — curl definition
  • Super Sculpt Styling Glaze — 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”.

Trait
Paul Mitchell MITCH Clean Cut — container, alternate view Paul Mitchell

MITCH Clean Cut

  • Styler
  • Masstige
Paul Mitchell Super Sculpt Styling Glaze — 33.8 oz container Paul Mitchell

Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$24 3 oz · $8.00/oz
$20 33.8 oz · $1.48/oz

Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 3 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 82% of the 56 smoothing creams we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 66% of the 157 gels we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Hold system Same
Moderate Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. 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
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Hold (as stated)
—
Light A light hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Protein
—
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Oil absorption Same
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Cast risk
—
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol
—
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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
  • Styles that must holdthe brand states a light hold at most
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
Stylercream
Stylergel
Where to buy
Brand website
Ulta · Brand website
Free of
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  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Hold
—
lightshapeable, workable hold appropriate for versatile styling; flexible hold and long-lasting memory
Finish
—
shine
How often
—
as needed

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

IngredientMITCH Clean CutSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#27Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line
Benzyl Salicylate
Fragrance
#29Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Polysorbate 60
Stabilizes
#21Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Hexamethylindanopyran
Fragrance
#37Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

MITCH Clean Cut

Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

Full ingredient list — MITCH Clean Cut (41)
Full ingredient list — Super Sculpt Styling Glaze (18)

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.

VerdictsMITCH Clean CutSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
2
2
Potential conflict
0
1

MITCH Clean Cut

  • Provides smooth, lasting control with a semi-matte finish and medium holdSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • Leaves hair soft and manageablePartly supportedA little slip, not a lot.
  • Suitable for all hair types, short to medium lengthsStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
  • Ideal for creating messy, textured tops and crew cutsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

  • #1 Styling Brand WorldwideStated by brandPopularity, not performance.
  • Flexible hold and long-lasting memoryPotential conflictExpect a cast you have to scrunch out.
  • Fast-drying formulaStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Enhances body and maximizes shineSupportedLeaves room for lift.

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 Super Sculpt Styling Glaze draws complaints about weight and residue or cast.

MITCH Clean Cut

Works well on multiple hair types including straight and Asian hair

Delivers all-day hold throughout the day without leaving hair feeling stiff

Provides clean fresh styling look that is easy to apply and easy to wash out

Product can give a wet look with medium hold that washes out very easily

Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

Likes the scent of the product

general Ulta reviewer

Works well on curly and textured hair without weighing it down

reviewer with curly/textured hair

Non-greasy and controls frizz through the day

general Ulta reviewer

Feels the formula changed and is less effective than it used to be

repeat/long-time buyer

Can feel heavy or leave buildup if too much product is applied

general Ulta reviewer

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.

$1.48/oz vs $8.00/oz — Paul Mitchell MITCH Clean Cut costs about 5.4× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Super Sculpt Styling Glaze.

MITCH Clean Cut

Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.

Super Sculpt Styling Glaze

Against 157 gels with a computable unit price.

Value readMITCH Clean CutSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for gels 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.

MITCH Clean Cut vs Matte SeparationBed Head · 99% function matchSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze vs Miracle Styling Multi-Use Setting Foamtgin · 100% function matchMITCH Clean Cut vs Brews Texture PomadeRedken · 99% function matchSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze vs Full Body Weightless Volumizing ShampooCurlsmith · 99% function matchMITCH Clean Cut vs Forming CreamAmerican Crew · 94% function matchSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze vs Wavy Hair Zero Gravity Styling MousseFunction of Beauty · 93% function matchMITCH Clean Cut vs Axe Urban Messy Look Epic Hold Matte Hair WaxAxe · 94% function matchSuper Sculpt Styling Glaze vs Styling Gelée Hair Styling Gel - 5.0 ozBiolage · 93% function match

MITCH Clean Cut · Super Sculpt Styling Glaze · 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.
  • 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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