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Redken Extreme Mega Mask vs Redken Frizz Dismiss Mask

75% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 39%. Redken Extreme Mega Mask and Redken Frizz Dismiss Mask share 3 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.

  • Extreme Mega Mask — maximum slip
  • Frizz Dismiss Mask — protein-sensitive 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”.

Trait
Redken Extreme Mega Mask — container, alternate view Redken

Extreme Mega Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Redken Frizz Dismiss Mask — 8.5 oz container Redken

Frizz Dismiss Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$36 8.5 oz · $4.24/oz
$38 8.5 oz · $4.47/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 58% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 60% 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
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Time on the 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 Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong 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
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
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
Salons · Ulta · Amazon …
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Time on hair
3–5 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

IngredientExtreme Mega MaskFrizz Dismiss Mask
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#6Below the 1% line
#6Supporting
Cetyl Esters
Softens
#7Below the 1% line
#7Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#34Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Extreme Mega Mask

  • Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
  • Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
  • Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
  • Lactic Acid
  • Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
  • Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
  • Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
  • Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

Frizz Dismiss Mask

Full ingredient list — Extreme Mega Mask (56)
  • 1 Outer Tube: Aqua/Water
    • botanical extract
  • 2 Cetearyl Alcohol
    • fatty alcohol
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 3 Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane
    • film former
    • conditioning agent
  • 4 Outer Tube: Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil
    • oil
    • emollient
  • Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 5 Lactic Acid
    • pH adjuster
    • humectant
    • exfoliant
  • 6 Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
    • conditioning agent
  • 7 Cetyl Esters
    • light ester
    • emollient
    • thickener
  • 8 Outer Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
    • conditioning agent
  • 9 Outer Tube: Citric Acid
    • pH adjuster
  • 10 Outer Tube: Polyquaternium-6
    • conditioning agent
    • film former
    • polymer
  • 11 Outer Tube: Phenoxyethanol
    • preservative
  • 12 OUTER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
  • 13 Fragrance
    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance
  • 14 Outer Tube: Chlorhexidine Digluconate
    • preservative
  • 15 Outer Tube: Arginine
    • amino acid
  • 16 Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
    • conditioning agent
    • film former
    • protein
    • hydrolysed protein
  • 17 Outer Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
    • amino acid
    • mild anionic cleanser
    • humectant
  • 18 Outer Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
    • protein
    • hydrolysed protein
  • 19 Outer Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
    • emulsifier
    • silicone
    • water-soluble silicone
  • 20 Outer Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
    • cleanser
  • 21 Outer Tube: Propylene Glycol
    • humectant
  • 22 OUTER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
  • 23 Outer Tube: Potassium Sorbate
    • preservative
  • 24 Outer Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
    • hard-water chelator
  • 25 Inner Tube: Aqua/Water
    • botanical extract
  • 26 Inner Tube: Cetearyl Alcohol
    • emollient
    • fatty alcohol
  • 27 Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Chloride
    • conditioning agent
  • 28 Inner Tube: Amodimethicone
    • silicone
    • conditioning agent
  • 29 Inner Tube: Glycerin
    • humectant
  • 30 INNER TUBE: Octyldodecanol
  • 31 Inner Tube: Isopropyl Alcohol
    • drying alcohol
    • solvent
  • 32 Inner Tube: Phenoxyethanol
    • preservative
  • 33 INNER TUBE: Caprylyl Glycol
  • 34 Fragrance
    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance
  • 35 Inner Tube: Benzoic Acid
    • preservative
  • 36 Inner Tube: Trideceth-6
    • emulsifier
  • 37 Inner Tube: Citric Acid
    • pH adjuster
  • 38 Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
    • protein
    • hydrolysed protein
  • 39 Inner Tube: Cetyl Alcohol
    • emollient
    • fatty alcohol
  • 40 Inner Tube: Arginine
    • amino acid
  • 41 Inner Tube: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
    • conditioning agent
    • film former
    • protein
    • hydrolysed protein
  • 42 INNER TUBE: Sodium Chloride
  • 43 Inner Tube: Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids
    • amino acid
    • mild anionic cleanser
    • humectant
  • 44 INNER TUBE: 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
  • 45 Inner Tube: Behentrimonium Methosulfate
    • conditioning agent
  • 46 Inner Tube: Cetrimonium Chloride
    • conditioning agent
  • 47 INNER TUBE: Quaternium-33
  • 48 Inner Tube: Potassium Dimethicone Peg-7 Panthenyl Phosphate
    • emulsifier
    • silicone
    • water-soluble silicone
  • 49 Inner Tube: Sodium Sarcosinate
    • cleanser
  • 50 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Benzoate
  • 51 Inner Tube: Propylene Glycol
    • humectant
  • 52 inner tube: limonene
    • fragrance
  • 53 INNER TUBE: Benzyl Alcohol
  • 54 inner tube: linalool
    • fragrance
  • 55 Inner Tube: Potassium Sorbate
    • preservative
  • 56 Inner Tube: Tetrasodium Edta
    • hard-water chelator
Full ingredient list — Frizz Dismiss Mask (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.

VerdictsExtreme Mega MaskFrizz Dismiss Mask
Supported
2
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
1

Extreme Mega Mask

  • Fortifies damaged hair to be 15x strongerStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Decreases breakage by 73%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Restores strength, balances pHStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Paraben-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.
  • VeganSupportedMatches our researched record.

Frizz Dismiss Mask

  • Sulfate-free and sodium chloride-freeSupportedGentler on colour and coils.
  • Helps control the excess volume on puffy, frizzy hair caused by humidityPotential conflictLikely to weigh hair down.
  • Increased manageabilitySupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Enhances smoothness & shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • Protects hair from swelling and offers instant smoothnessStated 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.

Redken Extreme Mega Mask draws complaints about the scent and frizz.

Extreme Mega Mask

Noticed a change after first use, hair much softer

Walmart reviewer "Susan", 5 stars, Jun 2020

Did not notice improvement in frizz or combability vs a regular conditioner

Walmart reviewer, 1 star, Aug 2020

Disliked the strong alcohol-like scent of the formula

Walmart reviewer "Diamond", 1 star, Jul 2020

Frizz Dismiss Mask

Several reviewers describe the fragrance as strong or long-lasting; most enjoy it but a few call it overpowering or headache-inducing.

A recurring complaint is that the mask feels heavy and weighs down fine or thin hair, especially near the roots, with several reviewers saying it works far better on thick or coarse hair.

Many reviewers with frizzy, curly or wavy hair say the mask leaves hair noticeably smoother, softer and less frizzy, in some cases for several days between washes.

Multiple reviewers find the usage directions confusing or inconsistent (how long to leave it in, whether to apply to wet or towel-dried hair), and at least one long-time customer says a reformulation performs worse than the original silver-container version.

Some reviewers say the results are mediocre or no different from their regular conditioner, describing it as little more than a rich conditioner rather than a standout frizz treatment.

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.

$4.24/oz vs $4.47/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $4.24/oz Extreme Mega Mask $4.47/oz Frizz Dismiss Mask

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

Value readExtreme Mega MaskFrizz Dismiss Mask
Label
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits 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.

Extreme Mega Mask · Frizz Dismiss 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.
  • 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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