Side by side
Wella Professionals Ultimate Smooth Conditioner vs White Rain White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea
95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 76%. Wella Professionals Ultimate Smooth Conditioner and White Rain White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea share 4 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.
- Ultimate Smooth Conditioner — protein-sensitive hair
- White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea — 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 33.8 oz against 15 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- 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
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- 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
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
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
Ultimate Smooth Conditioner
White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea
Full ingredient list — Ultimate Smooth Conditioner (27)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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5
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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6
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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9
Glutamic Acid
- amino acid
- pH adjuster
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10
Glyceryl Oleate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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11
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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12
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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13
EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
Oleic Acid
- emollient
- emulsifier
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15
Squalane
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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16
Malic Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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17
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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18
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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19
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Aminomethyl Propanol
- pH adjuster
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21
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Histidine
- amino acid
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23
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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24
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
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25
Ascorbyl Palmitate
- antioxidant
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26
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
- 27 Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Full ingredient list — White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea (20)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Dicetyldimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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6
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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7
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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8
Ceteareth-20
- emulsifier
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9
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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10
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
- 11 Artemisia Herba-alba Oil
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12
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
- 13 Elettaria Cardamomum (Cardamom) Seed Oil
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14
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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15
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
- fragrance
- botanical extract
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16
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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17
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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18
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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20
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- humectant
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.
Ultimate Smooth Conditioner
Smooths, nourishes, and adds silky shine to dull, rough, and frizzy hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Powered by patented technology with Squalane and Omega-9
Stated by brandCheck the position, not the name.Color safe, vegan, dermatologically tested
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea
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.
Ultimate Smooth Conditioner
Scent is frequently called out as pleasant/light and a highlight of the product
generalA little product goes a long way; several long-hair reviewers say a small (pea-sized) amount is sufficient
long hairReviewers with frizzy or wavy/curly hair report reduced frizz and added shine, some noting it works best paired with the matching shampoo/serum
frizzy, wavy/curly hairWidely reported to make hair feel softer and smoother with easier detangling immediately after rinsing
generalSome reviewers with very dry hair (e.g. in cold/dry winter climates) found it felt heavy or only average, not a standout among conditioners they have tried
very dry hair / winter climateWhite Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$0.47/oz vs $0.53/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 689 conditioners 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.
Ultimate Smooth Conditioner · White Rain Conditioner, Aloe & White Tea · All conditioners 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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