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Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Rahua Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment

92% function match · 5 of the 6 functions we compared match Formula overlap 18%. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment and Rahua Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment share 4 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.

  • Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment — maximum slip
  • Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment — maximum slip

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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 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
Rahua Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment — 3.3 oz container Rahua

Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment

  • Scalp treatment
  • Salon
Price, size & price per ounce
$24 5.1 oz · $4.71/oz
$43–44 3.3 oz · $13.33/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 67% of the 154 scalp treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 63% 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 Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
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Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
—
Protein
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
—
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
High Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Hard-water defence
None No chelating agent in the list. Your hair
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Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • 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
Scalp treatment
Scalp treatment
Where to buy
Salons · Brand website · Grocery / mass
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
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Vegan
Vegan · PETA-listed
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent
—
How often
weekly
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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

IngredientTea Tree Hair and Scalp TreatmentFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#3Leading
#8Supporting
Stearalkonium Chloride
Detangles
#7Supporting
#13Secondary
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#17Below the 1% line
#7Supporting

What only one of them carries

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment

Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment

Full ingredient list — Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment (40)
Full ingredient list — Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment (22)

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.

VerdictsTea Tree Hair and Scalp TreatmentFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
1
1
Stated by brand
2
3
Potential conflict
0
0

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.

Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment

  • Balances scalpStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Strengthens hairPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Promotes hair growthStated by brandNot something a label can show.
  • Best for irritated scalp and overall scalp healthStated by brandDepends on your scalp.

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.

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

Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment

Several reviewers describe the scent as earthy, luxurious and long-lasting without being overpowering.

Multiple reviewers say it leaves hair soft, silky and nourished without any greasy residue or heaviness.

A few reviewers were uncertain the treatment made a visible difference, and one felt it left hair more oily when used too generously.

Many reviewers say it relieves an itchy, irritated or flaky scalp, including scalp discomfort after coloring or highlighting treatments.

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 $13.33/oz — Rahua Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment 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 $4.71/oz Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Tr $13.33/oz Founder's Blend Scalp & Ha

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

Value readTea Tree Hair and Scalp TreatmentFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for scalp treatments per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a scalp treatmentSits 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.

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Revitalizing Scalp MaskOmorovicza · 85% function matchFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment vs Revitalizing Scalp MaskOmorovicza · 92% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Mint Condition Braid and Scalp SprayCamille Rose · 80% function matchFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment vs The Gro GreaseCamille Rose · 83% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs Scalp-ology Scalp MasqueCHI · 75% function matchFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment vs Mint Condition Braid and Scalp SprayCamille Rose · 83% function matchTea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment vs The Purity CircleDavines · 75% function matchFounder's Blend Scalp & Hair Treatment vs Save Our Scalp: Peptide + Clove Density Treatment SprayKreyòl Essence · 83% function match

Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment · Founder's Blend Scalp & Hair 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.
  • 8 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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