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Redken Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration vs Silicon Mix Pearl Protein Hair Treatment

99% function match · 6 of the 6 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Redken Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration and Silicon Mix Pearl Protein Hair Treatment share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

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.

  • Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration — maximum slip
  • Pearl Protein Hair 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
Redken Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration — 8.5 oz container Redken

Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration

  • Mask / treatment
  • Prestige
  • Moisture-rich
Silicon Mix

Pearl Protein Hair Treatment

  • Mask / treatment
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$46 8.5 oz · $5.41/oz
$19 60 oz · $0.45/oz

Compared at different sizes — 60 oz against 8.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 70% of the 354 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Lower cost than most masks and treatments $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 99% of the 354 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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating 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
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Time on the hair
—
Short A few minutes on the hair before rinsing. Your hair
Weight on hair
—
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
—
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • 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 scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Ulta
Amazon
Free of
—
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
—
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Time on hair
—
5–10 min
How often
—
weekly
Treatment focus
—
protein

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

IngredientAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & HydrationPearl Protein Hair Treatment
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#6Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration

Pearl Protein Hair Treatment

Full ingredient list — Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration (25)
Full ingredient list — Pearl Protein Hair Treatment (18)
  • 1 Water
    • solvent
  • 2 Cetyl Alcohol
    • fatty alcohol
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 3 Stearyl Alcohol
    • fatty alcohol
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 4 Mineral Oil
    • emollient
    • sealant
    • oil
  • 5 Sorbitol
    • humectant
  • 6 Behentrimonium Chloride
    • conditioning agent
    • cleanser
  • 7 Cetrimonium Chloride
    • conditioning agent
    • cleanser
  • 8 Keratin
    • protein
  • 9 Silk Proteins
  • 10 Poliquaternium-70 (and) Propylene Glycol
  • 11 Hydrolyzed Conchiolin (Pearl Extract)
  • 12 Cyclomethicone (and) Dimethiconol
  • Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 13 Citric Acid
    • pH adjuster
    • hard-water chelator
  • 14 Propyl Paraben
  • 15 Methyl Paraben
  • 16 Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
  • 17 FD&C Blue #1
  • 18 Fragrance
    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance

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.

VerdictsAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & HydrationPearl Protein Hair Treatment
Supported
0
1
Partly supported
0
2
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

Pearl Protein Hair Treatment

  • Deep conditioning repair mask for dry, damaged and chemically treated hairPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • Professional salon hair maskStated by brandA channel, not a formula.
  • Repairs and nourishes, adds shine, vitality and softnessSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Anti-frizz lustre finishPartly supportedSome smoothing, in dry air.

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.

Redken Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration draws complaints about tangling and dryness.

Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration

preserves color vibrancy and adds cuticle-sealing shine without the heavy silicone feel of typical glosses

color-treated hair customers comparing it to other gloss or silicone-based treatments

leaves hair feeling soft and looking noticeably shinier and more vibrant after a quick one-minute application

reviewers with healthy, wavy or color-treated hair using it as a weekly treatment

dries hair out and leaves it feeling tangled, brittle or frizzy after use, especially on fine or already-dry hair

reviewers with thin, fine or drier hair who tried it multiple times

left already-healthy or silky hair feeling gummy, stringy and weighed down rather than improved

a reviewer who described her hair as already soft and silky before using the mask

a strong sweet or fruity-candy scent that some reviewers loved and others found overpowering or perm-like

a range of reviewers commenting specifically on the fragrance

Pearl Protein Hair Treatment

Reviewers report very soft, silky, more manageable hair after a short treatment

Walmart/eBay/Asung Pearl Protein reviewers

Many reviewers call it effective and good value for a large jar

Walmart/eBay/Asung reviewers

Pleasant smell and easy detangling are common positives, though scent feedback is mixed

Walmart/eBay/Asung reviewers

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.

$0.45/oz vs $5.41/oz — Redken Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration costs about 12× more per ounce than Silicon Mix Pearl Protein Hair Treatment.

$0.19/oz median $3.64/oz $24.50/oz $5.41/oz Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-i $0.45/oz Pearl Protein Hair Treatme

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 354 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & HydrationPearl Protein Hair Treatment
Label
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.
Lower cost than most masks and treatmentsCosts less per ounce than most masks and treatments we have researched.

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 Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration vs Rosemary Oil 5-Minute Strengthening Hair MaskCamille Rose · 99% function matchPearl Protein Hair Treatment vs Bonding Hair MaskAcure · 100% function matchAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration vs Color Depositing MaskMoroccanoil · 99% function matchPearl Protein Hair Treatment vs Rosemary Oil 5-Minute Strengthening Hair MaskCamille Rose · 100% function matchAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration vs Black Castor Miracle Deep Penetrating Conditioner Moisture Restore TreatmentAfrican Pride · 99% function matchPearl Protein Hair Treatment vs Buritti Nectar Repair Cholesterol TreatmentCamille Rose · 99% function matchAcidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration vs Bonding Hair MaskAcure · 99% function matchPearl Protein Hair Treatment vs Softening MaskKristin Ess · 95% function match

Acidic Color Gloss Gloss-in-Mask For Shine & Hydration · Pearl Protein Hair 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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