Side by side
Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask vs Redken Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment
45% function match · 3 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask and Redken Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.
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.
- Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask — protein-sensitive hair
- Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment — protein-hungry 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”.
Redken
Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment
- Mask / treatment
- Salon
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- 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
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Scents bother youthis product carries a 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask
Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment
Full ingredient list — Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask (22)
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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
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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5
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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6
Isopropyl Alcohol
- drying alcohol
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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8
Glycerin
- humectant
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9
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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10
C15-19 Alkane
- emollient
- solvent
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11
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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13
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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14
Cetyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
- thickener
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15
Hydroxypropyl Guar
- gum
- thickener
- polymer
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16
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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17
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- 18 DILAURYL THIODIPROPIONATE
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19
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Trisodium Hedta
- hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment (16)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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3
Magnesium Sulfate
- salt
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4
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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5
Taurine
- amino acid
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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9
Salicylic Acid
- active
- exfoliant
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10
Polyquaternium-10
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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11
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
- 12 Lysine Hydrochloride/Lysine Hcl
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13
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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14
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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16
Citronellol
- 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.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask
3x stronger hair vs non-conditioning shampoo
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.2x shine for 3 days
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.14x better detangling
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.16% Conditioning Care Complex, 72hrs ultra-hydration
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Sulfate-free
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.Vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.Does not strip hair color
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
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.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask
Became a mandatory routine step for color-treated blonde hair, good results
Amazon verified reviewer ("Di")Detangling effect strong enough that hair looks styled with mousse/gel
Amazon verified reviewer ("Katrina Smith")Works well as either a mask or standalone conditioner, leaves hair healthier
Amazon verified reviewer ("Laura Nation"), 4 starsNoticeably softer, smoother, more manageable hair after a few uses
Amazon verified reviewer ("The Marnie Edit")Price is high but considered worth it for heavily damaged hair
Amazon verified reviewer ("Tracey")Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off Treatment
Many long-time users, including those with bleached, highlighted or over-processed hair, describe the treatment as restoring strength and manageability after years of visible damage.
Several reviewers report noticing no difference at all after use, describing the product as feeling like plain water sprayed into their hair.
A handful of longtime users report the product was reformulated at some point and are unhappy with the new scent or ingredient list compared to the version they had used for years.
Some reviewers caution that overusing the protein treatment without following with a moisturizing conditioner or mask can leave hair feeling hard, brittle or overly tangled.
A recurring complaint is that the spray-pump bottle is awkward to grip and dispense while wet in the shower, forcing some reviewers to spray it into their hands first.
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.
$5.00/oz vs $5.33/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
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.
Acidic Bonding Concentrate 5-Min Liquid Mask · Extreme CAT Anti-Damage Protein Reconstructing Rinse-Off 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.
- 10 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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