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Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask vs Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment

55% function match · 4 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 47%. Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask and Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment share 4 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.

  • Sealing Mask — protein-sensitive hair
  • Super-Charged 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 Sealing Mask — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Sealing Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Super-Charged Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$18–23 5.1 oz · $4.51/oz
$22 5.1 oz · $2.07/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 62% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 66% of the 347 masks and 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
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
Time on the hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. Your hair
Short A short wait — it fits inside an ordinary shower. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
  • 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
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a light 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
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
Mask / treatment
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Manufacturer · Salons
Manufacturer · Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
FruityLight
Scented, not described
Time on hair
1–3 min
3–5 min
How often
weekly
weekly
Treatment focus
smoothing
moisture

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

IngredientSealing MaskSuper-Charged Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Stearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#3Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#5Supporting
#2Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#10Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#27Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Sealing Mask

Super-Charged Treatment

Full ingredient list — Sealing Mask (29)
Full ingredient list — Super-Charged Treatment (30)

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.

VerdictsSealing MaskSuper-Charged Treatment
Supported
4
4
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
2
Potential conflict
0
0
cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.
SupportedMatches our researched record.
color-safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.
SupportedLess fade per wash.
vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.
SupportedMatches our researched record.
paraben-free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
SupportedPreserved without parabens.

Sealing Mask

  • up to 69% smoother hair with long-lasting resultsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • all-day humidity resistanceStated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.
  • gluten-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Super-Charged Treatment

  • 90% experienced improved condition (49-person consumer study)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 90% said hair felt softerStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.

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 moisture.

Sealing Mask

Does not weigh down fine/thin hair; softens strands and reduces split ends, pleasant fruity scent, recyclable packaging noted

Pleasantly surprised - didn't weigh down fine, thin hair

Reduced frizz on dyed/long hair after one use; some users suggest leaving on longer than the label instructs

Moisturized strands, reduced frizz after one application

Effectively detangles and seals split ends with a mild, fragrance-sensitive-friendly scent

Love this sealing mask A+ - detangles, seals split ends, fresh mild scent

Super-Charged Treatment

Reviewer calls it a miracle solution for damaged, over-processed hair, comparing it to the moisture mask used at Drybar salons

I have damaged hair due to over processing and this product leaves it so soft. This is what they used at Drybar as a moisture mask.

Leaves hair shiny and soft; called best conditioner reviewer has used

Leaves hair shiny and soft

Aggregate rating 4.6/5 from 1,261 ratings on Amazon; 4.8/5 from 12 ratings on Walmart

Disclosed aggregate retailer rating

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.

$2.07/oz vs $4.51/oz — Paul Mitchell Sealing Mask costs about 2.2× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Super-Charged Treatment.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $4.51/oz Sealing Mask $2.07/oz Super-Charged Treatment

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readSealing MaskSuper-Charged Treatment
Label
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for masks and 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.

Sealing Mask vs Miracle Rescue Intensive Bond Repair Mask with Melting Pro-V PearlsPantene · 98% function matchSuper-Charged Treatment vs Defy Damage In A Flash 7-Second Bond BuilderJoico · 100% function matchSealing Mask vs Invigo Brilliance Vibrant Color Mask for Coarse HairWella Professionals · 98% function matchSuper-Charged Treatment vs 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair TreatmentL'Oreal Paris Elvive · 99% function matchSealing Mask vs Invigo Brilliance Vibrant Color Mask for Fine & Normal HairWella Professionals · 98% function matchSuper-Charged Treatment vs CurlBond MaskDevaCurl · 95% function matchSealing Mask vs Moisture Repair Sulfate-Free Deep Moisture MaskSuave · 98% function matchSuper-Charged Treatment vs Deep Conditioning Repair Mask4U by Tia · 95% function match

Sealing Mask · Super-Charged Treatment · All masks and 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.
  • 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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