Side by side
R+Co Bleu Blonded Brightening Masque vs Redken Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask
70% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 68%. R+Co Bleu Blonded Brightening Masque and Redken Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask share 3 ingredients 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.
- Blonded Brightening Masque — maximum slip
- Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask — 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”.
- 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
- 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
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-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
Blonded Brightening Masque
Full ingredient list — Blonded Brightening Masque (46)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
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4
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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7
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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8
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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11
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- starch
- thickener
- film former
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
- 13 Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
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14
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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15
Stearalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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16
Ethyl Linoleate
- light ester
- emollient
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17
Ethyl Oleate
- light ester
- emollient
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Cyclodextrin
- solubilizer
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20
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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21
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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22
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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23
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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24
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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25
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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26
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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27
Quaternium-95
- conditioning agent
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28
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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29
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- nonionic cleanser
- cleanser
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30
Caprylic Acid
- preservative
- emulsifier
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31
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- polymer
- gum
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32
Xylitol
- humectant
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33
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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34
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
- 35 Tin Oxide
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36
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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37
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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38
Hydrolyzed Silk
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- 39 Syringa Vulgaris Extract
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40
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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41
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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42
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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43
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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44
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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45
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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46
Titanium Dioxide
- colourant
- opacifier
- mineral
Full ingredient list — Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask (20)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil/Huile Minerale
- emollient
- sealant
- oil
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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8
Peg-40/Ppg-8 Methylaminopropyl/Hydroxypropyl Dimethicone Copolymer
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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9
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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10
Dipropylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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11
Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730)
- colourant
- direct dye
- violet dye
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12
Red 33
- colourant
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13
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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14
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- preservative
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15
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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17
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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18
Serine
- amino acid
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19
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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20
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
Blonded Brightening Masque
Helps repair and revive the look of dull, yellowed blondes
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.Antioxidant-rich pigments neutralize existing yellow undertones and help counteract future discoloring
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Restores shine, elasticity, hydration and strength for damaged, fragile, dry, highlighted and chemically-treated hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask
Pure violet (purple) pigment neutralizes brassiness
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Repairs and conditions from the core
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.Removes brassy/yellow tones
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.5-10 min treatment
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.
Blonded Brightening Masque
Several reviewers describe hair feeling notably softer, smoother and more hydrated after use, without it functioning as a heavy deep conditioner.
Reviewers credit the product with visibly brightening highlights and adding shine after regular use.
More than one reviewer specifically dislikes the fragrance, describing it as smelling like play-doh and unlike the rest of the R+Co Bleu line they otherwise enjoy.
Multiple reviewers say the masque noticeably tones down yellow and brassiness in blonde or gray-blended hair.
Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask
Go-to maintenance between salon visits, leaves cool-toned platinum blonde hair soft and vibrant
Walmart reviewer "Amber", 5 stars, Oct 2025Works as expected for anti-brass toning
Walmart reviewer "Thomas", 5 stars, Jul 2026Used alongside Blondage shampoo, helps reduce (though not fully eliminate) brassiness
Walmart reviewer "Christine", 5 stars, Jan 2026Price 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.
$4.35/oz vs $12.40/oz — R+Co Bleu Blonded Brightening Masque costs about 2.9× more per ounce than Redken Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments 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.
Blonded Brightening Masque · Color Extend Blondage Color-Depositing Mask · 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.
- 12 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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